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Buten, Nicole A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examined the effect of kindergarten entry age on the scores of the eighth grade Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS) math and reading scores, while controlling for the demographic variables of gender and socioeconomic status. The subjects included 1,197 students who participated in the randomized, long-term STAR (Student-Teacher…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Grade 8, Academic Achievement, Standardized Tests
McGee, Maureen; Hills, Tynette – 1978
Third in a series of publications of the New Jersey State Department of Education, Division of Research, Planning and Evaluation, this paper compares and contrasts the historical paths traveled by two contemporary, highly technological countries (the United States and England) in determining a prevailing age for entry into schools. Through…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Educational History, Foreign Countries