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ERIC Number: EJ611851
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-1350-293X
Getting It Right from the Start? The Influence of Early School Entry on Later Achievements in Mathematics.
Kavkler, Marija; Aubrey, Carol; Tancig, Simona; Magajna, Lidija
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, v8 n1 p75-93 2000
Compared arithmetic knowledge and calculation strategies of children in England and Slovenia in relation to existing policy and practice regarding school entry age. Found that English children scored significantly higher than Slovenes at age 6 on basic arithmetic; by 7 there were no differences. English 6 and 7-year-olds scored higher on standardized tests; by 8, there were no differences. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement, Numeracy, Public Policy, School Entrance Age, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England; Slovenia