ERIC Number: EJ1234187
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
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Preschool and Children's Outcomes in Elementary School: Have Patterns Changed Nationwide between 1998 and 2010?
Bassok, Daphna; Gibbs, Chloe R.; Latham, Scott
Child Development, v90 n6 p1875-1897 Nov-Dec 2019
This study employs data from both kindergarten cohorts of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (n ~ 12,450 in 1998; n ~ 11,000 in 2010) to assess whether associations between preschool participation and children's academic and behavioral outcomes--both at school entry (Mean age = 5.6 years in both cohorts) and through third grade--have changed over time. Findings are strikingly similar across these two, nationally representative, U.S. cohorts: preschool is positively associated with academic outcomes and negatively associated with behavioral outcomes both at school entry and as children progress through school. Heterogeneity is documented with respect to child and preschool characteristics. However, there is no evidence that associations between preschool and medium-term child outcomes differ by elementary school characteristics. [For the corresponding grantee submission, see ED586377.]
Descriptors: Children, Elementary School Students, Preschool Education, Academic Achievement, Child Behavior, Student Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics, Self Control, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 3, Longitudinal Studies, Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Grade 1; Grade 3
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B090002