Participant demographics and mean MEL capacity scores by subgroup
| Variable | Category | n (%) | MEL-15 | MEL-C | MEL-O | MEL-S | MEL-T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | |||
| Gender | Female | 261 (76.5) | 38.6 (11.8) | 11.1 (4.0) | 13.4 (4.1) | 13.4 (3.8) | 12.9 (4.1) |
| Male | 80 (23.5) | 41.0 (12.2) | 11.2 (3.7) | 13.8 (3.7) | 14.2 (3.7) | 13.7 (3.8) | |
| Non-binary | 2 (0.6%) | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Prefer not to say | 2 (0.6%) | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Sector | Secondary | 178 (52.2) | 39.0 (11.8) | 11.0 (3.7) | 13.5 (4.1) | 13.5 (3.8) | 13.0 (4.1) |
| Primary | 143 (41.9) | 40.0 (12.3) | 11.6 (4.2) | 13.7 (4.1) | 13.9 (3.8) | 13.3 (4.1) | |
| Early childhood | 11 (3.2) | 33.0 (6.3) | 10.0 (4.2) | 11.9 (3.7) | 11.6 (3.3) | 11.4 (2.6) | |
| Teaching experience | <5 years | 25 (7.3) | 38.4 (13.4) | 11.1 (3.9) | 13.7 (4.5) | 13.4 (3.9) | 12.2 (4.5) |
| 6–10 yrs | 92 (27.0) | 38.0 (11.7) | 11.0 (3.8) | 13.0 (3.8) | 13.2 (3.6) | 12.5 (3.9) | |
| 11–20 yrs | 122 (35.8) | 37.3 (11.2) | 10.5 (3.7) | 12.9 (3.8) | 13 (3.5) | 12.5 (3.8) | |
| >20 yrs | 102 (29.9) | 42.4 (12.0) | 12.2 (4.1) | 14.6 (4.3) | 14.7 (4.0) | 14.4 (4.1) | |
| Mentoring experience | 0 PSTs | 9 (2.6) | 28.2 (15.7) | 9.3 (5.4) | 10.9 (5.0) | 9.4 (4.7) | 9.3 (5.1) |
| 1–5 PSTs | 143 (41.9) | 36.2 (11.1) | 10.2 (3.3) | 12.2 (3.6) | 12.7 (3.3) | 11.8 (3.6) | |
| 6–10 PSTs | 79 (23.2) | 36.7 (10.1) | 9.9 (3.1) | 12.9 (3.5) | 13 (3.4) | 12.4 (3.4) | |
| >10 PSTs | 110 (32.3) | 45.5 (11.0) | 13.6 (4.0) | 15.7 (4.1) | 15.5 (3.7) | 15.5 (3.8) |
| Variable | Category | MEL-15 | MEL-C | MEL-O | MEL-S | MEL-T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | |||
| Gender | Female | 261 (76.5) | 38.6 (11.8) | 11.1 (4.0) | 13.4 (4.1) | 13.4 (3.8) | 12.9 (4.1) |
| Male | 80 (23.5) | 41.0 (12.2) | 11.2 (3.7) | 13.8 (3.7) | 14.2 (3.7) | 13.7 (3.8) | |
| Non-binary | 2 (0.6%) | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Prefer not to say | 2 (0.6%) | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Sector | Secondary | 178 (52.2) | 39.0 (11.8) | 11.0 (3.7) | 13.5 (4.1) | 13.5 (3.8) | 13.0 (4.1) |
| Primary | 143 (41.9) | 40.0 (12.3) | 11.6 (4.2) | 13.7 (4.1) | 13.9 (3.8) | 13.3 (4.1) | |
| Early childhood | 11 (3.2) | 33.0 (6.3) | 10.0 (4.2) | 11.9 (3.7) | 11.6 (3.3) | 11.4 (2.6) | |
| Teaching experience | <5 years | 25 (7.3) | 38.4 (13.4) | 11.1 (3.9) | 13.7 (4.5) | 13.4 (3.9) | 12.2 (4.5) |
| 6–10 yrs | 92 (27.0) | 38.0 (11.7) | 11.0 (3.8) | 13.0 (3.8) | 13.2 (3.6) | 12.5 (3.9) | |
| 11–20 yrs | 122 (35.8) | 37.3 (11.2) | 10.5 (3.7) | 12.9 (3.8) | 13 (3.5) | 12.5 (3.8) | |
| >20 yrs | 102 (29.9) | 42.4 (12.0) | 12.2 (4.1) | 14.6 (4.3) | 14.7 (4.0) | 14.4 (4.1) | |
| Mentoring experience | 0 PSTs | 9 (2.6) | 28.2 (15.7) | 9.3 (5.4) | 10.9 (5.0) | 9.4 (4.7) | 9.3 (5.1) |
| 1–5 PSTs | 143 (41.9) | 36.2 (11.1) | 10.2 (3.3) | 12.2 (3.6) | 12.7 (3.3) | 11.8 (3.6) | |
| 6–10 PSTs | 79 (23.2) | 36.7 (10.1) | 9.9 (3.1) | 12.9 (3.5) | 13 (3.4) | 12.4 (3.4) | |
| >10 PSTs | 110 (32.3) | 45.5 (11.0) | 13.6 (4.0) | 15.7 (4.1) | 15.5 (3.7) | 15.5 (3.8) |
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