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Direct linkLee, Julia Ai Cheng; Al Otaiba, Stephanie – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2015
Socioeconomic status and gender are important demographic variables that strongly relate to academic achievement. This study examined the early literacy skills differences between 4 sociodemographic groups, namely, boys ineligible for free or reduced-price lunch (FRL), girls ineligible for FRL, boys eligible for FRL, and girls eligible for FRL.…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Gender Differences, Emergent Literacy, Lunch Programs
Snel, M. J.; Terwel, J.; Aarnoutse, C. A. J.; van Leeuwe, J. F. J. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2012
In a field experiment with 178 first-grade pupils, the effects of an experimental beginning reading programme were investigated. Both an experimental and a control group worked with the most frequently used Dutch beginning reading programme, "Learning to Read Safely." The instructional approach implemented in the experimental group was guided…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction, Beginning Reading
Grammatikopoulos, Vasilis – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2012
The current study attempts to integrate parts of program theory and systems-based procedures in educational program evaluation. The educational program that was implemented, called the "Early Steps" project, proposed that physical education can contribute to various educational goals apart from the usual motor skills improvement. Basic elements of…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Systems Approach, Theories, Physical Education
Konstantopoulos, Spyros; Li, Wei – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2012
Evidence from Project STAR has suggested a considerable advantage of being in small classes in early grades. However, the extra benefits of additional years in small classes have not been discussed in detail. The present study examined the additional effects of being in small classes for more than 1 year. We find that once previous grade…
Descriptors: Small Classes, Evidence, Early Childhood Education, Longitudinal Studies
Poland, Marielle; van Oers, Bert; Terwel, Jan – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine the importance of introducing schematising to children in early childhood and to determine whether schematising can be taught to children. This was done using a longitudinal, quantitative study with a quasi-experimental design (N = 133). In this study, the use of schematising was taught to an experimental…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Quasiexperimental Design, Early Childhood Education
Sung, Youngji Y.; Chang, Mido – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2008
This paper examines the long-term effect of enrollment in center- or school-based care programs on the academic performance of language minority students in the USA. The study applies a longitudinal multilevel analysis to a nationally representative database, the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS-K). Of particular interest are the…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Academic Achievement, Kindergarten, Minority Groups
Kaufmann, Liane; Delazer, Margarete; Pohl, Renate; Semenza, Carlo; Dowker, Ann – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2005
The present study compared the relative effects of 2 educational programs on kindergarten children. The experimental group took part in a numeracy-specific program, which focused on conceptual knowledge. Children were taught basic numerical skills such as understanding and handling numbers and their relations as well as counting principles. The…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Arithmetic, Kindergarten, Computation
Kim, Juhu; Lee, Yeung-suk; Suen, Hoi; Lee, Gyeong Seon – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2003
This paper reports the results of a Delphi study investigating young children's readiness in Korea. Twenty-two (22) Korean experts in early childhood education participated in a 4-stage Delphi consensus-seeking process. Results indicate that behaviors related to social adjustment to school were considered the most important components of school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Academic Ability, Young Children
