What Schools Expect Young Children to Know and Do: An Analysis of Kindergarten Report Cards.

Freeman, Evelyn B.; Hatch, Amos J.

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Publication Date: 1989

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What Schools Expect Young Children to Know and Do: An Analysis of Kindergarten Report Cards.

Freeman, Evelyn B.; Hatch, Amos J.

Elementary School Journal, v89 n5 p595-605 May 1989

Analyzed kindergarten report cards from Ohio public schools. Results indicated that there was an emphasis on academic skills and that kindergartners were expected to master skills in work habits and reading and math readiness. A behaviorist perspective was favored. (PCB)

Descriptors: Behaviorism, Child Development, Child Psychology, Elementary School Curriculum, Expectation, Fundamental Concepts, Grading, Kindergarten, Learning Readiness, Primary Education, Report Cards, Skills, Socialization, Student Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Ohio

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IES Cited: ED448899

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