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Direct linkLilas Gurgand; Hugo Peyre; Jean Ecalle; Jean-Paul Fischer; Franck Ramus – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2024
We studied the effect of the number and characteristics of siblings (sex, age) on school achievement in several grades (kindergarten, first grade, and fifth grade), in two large French cohorts, with more than 16,000 children. Running linear mixed-effects models, we find that, independently of socioeconomic status, having more siblings is…
Descriptors: Siblings, Sibling Relationship, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
Download full textDe Guzman, Wilbert Giuseppe L.; De Vera, Presley V. – Journal of English as an International Language, 2018
This study that adopts descriptive and inferential research methods investigated the status of elementary grade pupils' English proficiency, particularly the Grades 1, 2 and 3 pupils who are simultaneously taking up subjects in the Mother Tongue and English that are integrated in their curricula. The research population was sourced from a single…
Descriptors: Tagalog, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
Sorhagen, Nicole S. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
This research used prospective longitudinal data to examine the associations between first-grade teachers' over- and underestimation of their students' math abilities, basic reading abilities, and language skills and the students' high school academic performance, with special attention to the subject area and moderating effects of student…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Grade 1, Longitudinal Studies, Teacher Expectations of Students
Families and Home Computer Use: Exploring Parent Perceptions of the Importance of Current Technology
Ortiz, Robert W.; Green, Tim; Lim, HeeJeong – Urban Education, 2011
Many families today have access to computers that help them with their daily living activities, such as finding employment and helping children with schoolwork. With more families owning personal computers, questions arise as to the role they play in these households. An exploratory study was conducted looking at parents whose children were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Uses in Education, Access to Computers, Parents
Wilson, Beverly J.; Petaja, Holly; Mancil, Larissa – Early Education and Development, 2011
Research Findings: Aggressive/rejected children are at risk for continuing conduct and school problems. Some limited research indicates that these children have attention problems. Previous research has linked attention problems with academic performance. The current study investigated group differences in attention skills and the role of these…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Behavior Problems, Grade 1, Kindergarten
Sektnan, Michaella; McClelland, Megan M.; Acock, Alan; Morrison, Frederick J. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2010
This study examined relations among early family risk, children's behavioral regulation at 54 months and kindergarten, and academic achievement in first grade using data on 1298 children from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. Family risk was indexed by ethnic…
Descriptors: Family Income, Structural Equation Models, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students
Chien, Nina C.; Mistry, Rashmita S. – Child Development, 2013
The effects of geographic variations in cost of living and family income on children's academic achievement and social competence in first grade (mean age = 86.9 months) were examined, mediated through material hardship, parental investments, family stress, and school resources. Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten…
Descriptors: Geographic Location, Family Income, Economic Climate, Interpersonal Competence
Bub, Kristen L. – Applied Developmental Science, 2009
Social and behavioral problems can interfere with a child's acquisition of age-appropriate skills, which may lead to antisocial behavior in adolescence and adulthood. Thus, determining how best to support positive skills during early childhood is critical. Using data from the first three phases of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Antisocial Behavior, Effect Size, Grade 3
Allhusen, Virginia; Belsky, Jay; Booth-LaForce, Cathryn L.; Bradley, Robert; Brownwell, Celia A; Burchinal, Margaret; Campbell, Susan B.; Clarke-Stewart, K. Alison; Cox, Martha; Friedman, Sarah L.; Hirsh-Pasek, Kathryn; Houts, Renate M.; Huston, Aletha; Jaeger, Elizabeth; Johnson, Deborah J.; Kelly, Jean F.; Knoke, Bonnie; Marshall, Nancy; McCartney, Kathleen; Morrison, Frederick J.; O'Brien, Marion; Tresch Owen, Margaret; Payne, Chris; Phillips, Deborah; Pianta, Robert; Randolph, Suzanne M.; Robeson, Wendy W.; Spieker, Susan; Lowe Vandell, Deborah; Weinraub, Marsha – Developmental Psychology, 2004
This study evaluated the extent to which first-grade class size predicted child outcomes and observed classroom processes for 651 children (in separate classrooms). Analyses examined observed child-adult ratios and teacher-reported class sizes. Smaller classrooms showed higher quality instructional and emotional support, although children were…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Group Activities, Literacy, Family Income
