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Kim, Hyun Sik – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2015
Drawing on data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Class 1998-1999 of the United States, this article evaluates teacher expectancy effects on achievement growth in kindergarten. We attempt to disentangle teacher expectancy effects from omitted variable bias or predictive validity by exploiting counterfactual predictions in…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Predictive Validity, Reading Tests, Scores
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Catsambis, Sophia; Buttaro, Anthony, Jr. – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2012
We revisit Harry L. Gracey's perspective of kindergarten as academic boot camp where, at school entry, children acquire the student role through a structured program of activities. We provide further insights into the crucial mechanisms of socialization that occur in U.S. kindergartens by examining the relationship between within-class ability…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Self Control, Kindergarten, Student Behavior