ERIC Number: EJ1004741
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0924-3453
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Preschool and Primary School Influences on the Development of Children's Early Numeracy Skills between the Ages of 3 and 7 Years in Germany
Anders, Yvonne; Grosse, Christiane; Rossbach, Hans-Gunther; Ebert, Susanne; Weinert, Sabine
School Effectiveness and School Improvement, v24 n2 p195-211 2013
Few studies have investigated how preschool and primary school interact to influence children's cognitive development. The present investigation explores German children's numeracy skills between age 3 (1st year of preschool) and age 7 (1st year of primary school). We first identified the influence of preschool experience on development while controlling for child factors, family background, and the quality of the home learning environment (HLE). We then considered how the instructional quality of primary schools influences numeracy. We finally analysed how preschool and primary school interact. We sampled 547 children who attended 97 German preschools. Latent growth curve analyses identified child and family factors related to age 3 numeracy and development to age 7: gender, migration background, socioeconomic status (SES), mother education, HLE. The effects of preschool on numeracy development persist until age 7 with notable effects from process quality. Strengthened efforts are needed to ensure high quality preschool education in Germany. (Contains 4 tables, 2 figures and 4 notes.)
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Elementary Schools, Preschool Education, Numeracy, Foreign Countries, Early Experience, Cognitive Development, Family Characteristics, Educational Quality, Socioeconomic Status, Parent Background, Educational Attainment, Educational Environment, Family Environment, Gender Differences, Migration, Longitudinal Studies, Structural Equation Models, Correlation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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