ERIC Number: EJ1123975
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0671
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The Predictive Validity of Kindergarten Readiness Judgments: Lessons from One State
Goldstein, Jessica; McCoach, D. Betsy; Yu, HuiHui
Journal of Educational Research, v110 n1 p50-60 2017
Recent federal investments in early childhood assessment systems are the result of a national need for developmentally appropriate, psychometrically sound instruments to monitor young children and evaluate the effectiveness of their learning programs. In this paper, we examined the association between teachers' perceptions of their students at the start of kindergarten and academic achievement in Grade 3 with hierarchical linear modeling using state-level data from nearly 30,000 students. The analyses showed that such an association exists even after accounting for student-level and school-level demographic variables and is moderated by the percentage of free-lunch-eligible students in a given school. Implications of these findings related screening and assessment at kindergarten entry are discussed.
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Readiness, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Predictor Variables, Predictive Validity, Educational Legislation, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Federal Legislation, Academic Ability, Student Characteristics, Testing, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Writing Achievement, Elementary School Teachers, Correlation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Kindergarten; Primary Education; Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 3
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Connecticut
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Race to the Top
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Connecticut Mastery Testing Program
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