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ERIC Number: ED593274
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Sep
Pages: 71
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Children's Pre-K Outcomes and Classroom Quality in Georgia's Pre-K Program: Findings from the 2013-2014 Evaluation Study
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S.; Schaaf, Jennifer M.; Hildebrandt, Lisa M.; Pan, Yi
FPG Child Development Institute
The purpose of the 2013-2014 Georgia's Pre-K Program Evaluation was to examine the learning outcomes for children and the quality of their classrooms during Pre-K, as the baseline year of the Pre-K through third-grade longitudinal study. The primary evaluation questions addressed included: (1) What are the learning outcomes for children attending Georgia's Pre-K Program?; (2) What factors predict better learning outcomes for children?; and (3) What is the quality of children's experiences in Georgia's Pre-K classrooms? To address these questions, the evaluation study included a random sample of 199 Georgia's Pre-K classrooms and a sample of 1,169 children attending these classrooms. Researchers conducted individual child assessments near the beginning and end of the Pre-K year to examine growth in children's skills. The assessment measures covered multiple domains of learning, including language, literacy, math, and general knowledge, and teacher ratings of behavior skills. For 139 Spanish-speaking dual language learners (DLLs) in the sample, parallel assessments were conducted in both English and Spanish. Researchers also conducted observations of classroom practices, including measures of global quality, language and literacy practices, and teacher-child instructional interactions. In addition, information about characteristics of the classrooms, teachers, and children was gathered from teacher and parent surveys and from existing statewide program data. Classroom/teacher characteristics were examined as predictors of the quality of classroom practices, while classroom quality as well as child/family and classroom/teacher characteristics were examined as moderators of children's growth in skills. [For the executive summary, see ED593276.]
FPG Child Development Institute. University of North Carolina, Publications Office, CB# 8185, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8185. Tel: 919-966-0857; e-mail: FPGpublications@unc.edu; Web site: http://www.fpg.unc.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning
Authoring Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, FPG Child Development Institute
Identifiers - Location: Georgia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale; Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A