Preschool attendance and kindergarten readiness |
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Authors: | Kathryn Kees Taylor Albert S Gibbs John R Slate |
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Institution: | (1) Chapter One Coordinator, Brooks County Schools, Georgia;(2) Department of Educational Leadership, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia;(3) College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University, 79968 El Paso, Texas |
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Abstract: | Scores on the Georgia Kindergarten Assessment Program (GKAP) of 171 students (81 students who had attended preschool and 90
students who had not attended preschool) were analyzed to determine whether school readiness test performance was influenced
by participation in preschool programs. Students who had attended preschool demonstrated statistically higher overall school
readiness, higher Physical scores, and higher Personal scores than students who did not attend preschool. No difference, however,
was found in GKAP scores as a function of type of preschool attended. Only one gender difference was revealed, that in the
Social measure on the GKAP in which girls outperformed boys. Implications of our findings and suggestions for further research
are discussed. |
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Keywords: | preschool attendance kindergarten readiness |
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