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Laygo-Saguil, Juzy – Online Submission, 2021
Background: This study explores the early childhood education teachers' recognition of leadership characteristics among Filipino kindergarten pupils. Framed by the theory on progressive education by Dewey, this study is designed to fill the gap in the literature on child leadership qualities and behavior. Purpose: To explore how early childhood…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Young Children, Leadership Qualities
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Ross, Robbie; Starrett, Angela; Irvin, Matthew J. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2023
Early onset of internalizing and externalizing behavior problems is associated with persistent and more severe academic, social, and mental health challenges later in life. Understanding the factors that increase children's risk of developing these behavior problems prior to the start of formal school is important for preventing their emergence…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Surveys, Kindergarten, Young Children
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Sarah Wellberg; Anthony Sparks; Leanne Ketterlin-Geller – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2023
The early development of spatial reasoning skills has been linked to future success in mathematics (Wai, Lubinski, & Benbow, 2009), but research to date has mainly focused on the development of these skills within classroom settings rather than at home. The home environment is often the first place students are exposed to, and develop, early…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Test Validity, Measures (Individuals), Surveys
Washick, Bonnie; Ridings, Aaron; Juste, Tessa – Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), 2022
Collecting data on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer-plus (LGBTQ+) issues and the experiences of LGBTQ+ young people is essential both for enforcing civil rights protections and advancing racial, gender, and disability justice outcomes in K-12 education systems across the country. The absence of this data: (1) Is a barrier to full…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Students, Kindergarten, Young Children
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Matthew E. Foster; Jacqueline M. Caemmerer; Briana Hennessy; Sara A. Smith; Lisa M. López; Trina D. Spencer – Elementary School Journal, 2024
Using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Cohort (2010-2011), this study is the first to investigate predictors of kindergarten science achievement and growth across elementary school--English language proficiency (ELP), executive functioning, math and reading achievement, parent-engaged science and math activities, and classroom…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Kindergarten, Young Children, Science Achievement
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Bodovski, Katerina; Lee, Yeonwoo; Ahn, Jee Bin; Hu, Hengyu – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2022
Using the data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010-11 (ECLS-K:2011), this paper proposes to theoretically redefine and empirically capture the concept of emotional capital as it applies to students, employing five components (engagement, school belonging, grit, peer social support, and life satisfaction). The…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Equal Education, Children, Longitudinal Studies
Vermont Agency of Education, 2023
Ready for Kindergarten! Survey (R4K!S) is a readiness assessment of children entering kindergarten about students' knowledge and skills within the first six to ten weeks of school. There are many interpretations of what constitutes "readiness." Vermont's concept of children's readiness is multidimensional; it includes social and…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, School Readiness, Student Evaluation
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Wilson, Hope Elisabeth – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2020
While states have developed policies around a cut-off date for kindergarten entrance, some parents chose to have their child enter kindergarten before this date (Early Entrance) as an acceleration technique, or hold the child back from entering, a practice termed Redshirting, to allow for greater maturity and increased achievement in relation to…
Descriptors: School Entrance Age, Early Admission, Acceleration (Education), Kindergarten
Vermont Agency of Education, 2020
Ready for Kindergarten! Survey (R4K!S) is a readiness assessment of children entering kindergarten about students' knowledge and skills within the first six to ten weeks of school. There are many interpretations of what constitutes "readiness." Vermont's concept of children's readiness is multidimensional; it includes social and…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Kindergarten, Young Children, Surveys
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Martin, Hannah; Farrell, Antomia; Gray, James; Clark, Teresa B. – Physical Educator, 2018
Time spent in the outdoors has been proven to benefit individuals of all ages mentally and physically. For example, exposure to nature reduces stress levels, induces relaxation, and provides Vitamin D. Prior research has linked free play outdoors to helping elementary children focus better in the classroom, reducing symptoms of attention deficit…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Student Attitudes, Recess Breaks
Scott, Dennis A. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Inequities have existed in formal public education since its inception in the United States. The educational experiences and outcomes for Black students have historically lagged behind their non-Hispanic, and White peers. This dissertation uses data from The Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey for the Kindergarten Class of 2011 (ECLS-K: 2011) to…
Descriptors: Blacks, African American Students, Males, Academic Achievement
Vermont Agency of Education, 2021
Ready for Kindergarten! Survey (R4K!S) is a readiness assessment of children entering kindergarten about students' knowledge and skills within the first six to ten weeks of school. There are many interpretations of what constitutes "readiness." Vermont's concept of children's readiness is multidimensional; it includes social and…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, School Readiness, Student Evaluation
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Gottfried, Michael A.; Kirksey, J. Jacob – Educational Policy, 2021
This study compares mathematics instructional practices in classrooms that do and do not contain students with high-incidence disabilities (HIDs). To do so, we examined a national data set of responses from kindergarten teachers about instructional practices. We do find that in classrooms with students with HIDs, teachers reported different…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Skills, Students with Disabilities
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Gottfried, Michael – Exceptional Children, 2018
Some education policy analysts have called for increased participation of young children in full-day kindergarten programs as opposed to part-day kindergarten. However, little is known about whether students with disabilities are increasingly attending these programs and what their teachers are like. This study addresses this gap by examining…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Kindergarten, School Schedules, Surveys
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Tighe, Lauren A.; Davis-Kean, Pamela E. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2021
Research in developmental psychology often contains samples where education and income are highly related. This study examines characteristics of low-income families who have at least one parent with a college education and how their children's achievement and parenting practices compare to other types of families. Using the Early Childhood…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Poverty, Educational Attainment, Bachelors Degrees
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