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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of ESC Education Planning and Development. – 1982
An evaluation of the New York State Experimental Prekindergarten Program was begun in 1975 to provide longititudinal data on the effects of prekindergarten on children's development over a period of 5 years. Data were collected on a variety of items, including children's test performance at various times, family background, ratings by teachers,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth

Irvine, David J.; And Others – 1978
The New York State Experimental Prekindergarten Program (PreK) evaluation studied successive waves of children while they were in PreK, and as they progressed through the third grade. For each wave, two control groups were obtained: (1) A waiting-list control group, children in districts offering PreK programs who were identified as eligible for…
Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Child Development and Parent Education. – 1975
In order to expose disadvantaged preschool children to a variety of educational experiences and to health and social services, the New York State Legislature funded the State Experimental Prekindergarten Program (PreK). In 1975, a five-year longitudinal evaluation study was begun. The study has two major parts: (1) a general study of 5,800…
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Tests, Compensatory Education