Does attending a state-funded preschool program improve letter name knowledge?

被引:6
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作者
Huang, Francis L. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Missouri, Coll Educ, Dept Educ Sch & Counseling Psychol, 16 Hill Hall, Columbia, MO 65211 USA
关键词
Preschool; Letter name knowledge; Regression discontinuity design; Virginia; State-funded pre-K; REGRESSION DISCONTINUITY DESIGNS; EARLY LITERACY SKILLS; PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS; INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES; ACADEMIC-ACHIEVEMENT; EARLY INTERVENTION; LETTER SOUNDS; PRE-K; KINDERGARTEN; CHILDREN;
D O I
10.1016/j.ecresq.2016.08.002
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
This study investigated the causal impact of attending a state-funded pre-K program, the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI), on letter name knowledge using a regression discontinuity (RD) design. Children who attended VPI (n=9,689) had higher letter name knowledge (9 letters higher) compared to students who had just begun VPI (n=10,897). Findings were robust across various model specifications and imputation methods used. Effect sizes were large (ES=0.89-1.01) and comparable to other state-wide pre-K evaluations using an RD design with a similar outcome. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:116 / 126
页数:11
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