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Effects of Teacher Efficacy on Student Academic and Social Emotional Achievements as Reported on Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills
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Brown, Tisha J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Students in kindergarten are not meeting state standards on standardized academic and social/emotional scores in the southeastern United States. The focus of this study was to determine if a teacher's perceptions of self-efficacy affects student success in academic and social/emotional standards as reported on the Georgia Kindergarten of Inventory…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Social Development
Changing Family Routines at Kindergarten Entry Predict Biomarkers of Parental Stress
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DeCaro, Jason A.; Worthman, Carol M. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2011
This study tested associations among parenting stress prior to a child's kindergarten entry, the sustainability of family routines, and biomarkers of stress among parents following the kindergarten transition. Parents (N = 51) with higher prekindergarten scores on the Parenting Stress Index Short Form reported lower Family Routines Inventory…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Child Rearing, Holistic Approach, Physiology
Effects of a Prekindergarten Mathematics Intervention on Mathematical Abilities of Preschoolers with Low Socioeconomic Status
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DeLoach, Debbie – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Many children who have attended Georgia's prekindergarten programs are unprepared to enter kindergarten and learn a standards-based mathematics curriculum. In addition, a majority of prekindergarten programs in Georgia struggle to provide high quality mathematics instructional support for children. One such program is a childcare center located in…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Readiness, Child Care Centers, Preschool Children