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ERIC Number: ED603518
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Sep-30
Pages: 29
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
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Prekindergarten Education Program: A Performance Comparison of the Early Childhood Centers and School-Based Programs, 2013-2014. Research Educational Program Report
Houston Independent School District
Houston Independent School District (HISD) has provided prekindergarten classes for Houston area four-year old students since the 1985-1986 academic year. The focus of the program is on lifelong learning to enhance the physical, emotional, and social wellbeing of the whole child and provide the foundational skills required for career and college readiness. There are two main HISD prekindergarten program models: Early Childhood Centers and school-based programs. The vision of the HISD Early Childhood Centers initiative is to serve as a model for the district by providing a comprehensive state-of-the-art preschool program. The purpose of this evaluation was to assess the impact of two HISD prekindergarten class models on students' performance on the 2013-2014 Stanford and Aprenda reading and mathematics subtests. The most notable findings of this evaluation were: (1) There were no statistically significant differences in the mean Normal Curve Equivalent (NCE) scores on both 2013-2014 kindergarten Stanford and Aprenda reading and mathematics subtests between students who attended Early Childhood Centers and their peers in school-based programs; and (2) At the student group level, the results show that the performance of Early Childhood Center students and school-based program students on both 2013-2014 kindergarten Stanford and Aprenda reading subtests were comparable in all student groups (ethnicity, gender, economically disadvantaged, special education status, limited English proficiency (LEP), and at-risk).
Houston Independent School District. Research & Accountability, 4400 West 18th Street 2 NW, Houston, TX 77092. Tel: 713-556-6700; Fax: 713-556-6730; e-mail: Research@houstonisd.org; Web site: http://www.houstonisd.org/research
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Houston Independent School District (HISD), Department of Research and Accountability
Identifiers - Location: Texas (Houston)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Stanford Achievement Tests
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