ERIC Number: ED557726
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Feb
Pages: 24
Abstractor: ERIC
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Impact of Full-Day Head Start Prekindergarten Class Model on Student Academic Performance, Cognitive Skills, and Learning Behaviors by the End of Grade 2. Evaluation Brief
Zhao, Huafang; Modarresi, Shahpar
Montgomery County Public Schools
This brief describes the impact of the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools (MCPS) 2007-2008 full-day Head Start prekindergarten (pre-K) class model on student academic performance, cognitive skills, and learning behaviors by the end of Grade 2. This is the fourth impact study of the MCPS full-day Head Start pre-K class model. The following are appended: (1) Original pre-K Cohort in 2007-2008; (2) Construction of Overall Learning Skill Score Based on 2010-2011 Traditional Report Cards; (3) Covariate-Adjusted Model and Findings; (4) Comparing Full-day Head Start pre-K and MCPS Partial-day pre-K Classes With Propensity Score Matching; and (5) Comparing Full-day Head Start pre-K Classes and Students Who Had No MCPS pre-K Experience After Propensity Score Matching.
Descriptors: Preschool Education, School Schedules, Models, Academic Achievement, Grade 2, Thinking Skills, Student Behavior, Report Cards, Probability, Interpersonal Relationship, Cohort Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Reading Skills, Mathematics Skills, Public Schools, Counties, Statistical Analysis
Montgomery County Public Schools. 850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, MD 20850. Tel: 301-309-6277; Web site: http://www.mcps.k12.md.us
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 2; Primary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), Office of Shared Accountability
Identifiers - Location: Maryland
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