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Peer reviewedAyers, Jerry B.; Mason, George E. – Reading Teacher, 1969
Descriptors: Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Kindergarten, Middle Class
Peer reviewedBrown, Nina W. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1976
Examines the school readiness of a group of poor children enrolled in a Neighborhood Development Center, of a group of middle class black children, and of a group of middle class white children. Also compares the intelligence test scores of the three groups of children. (Author/DEP)
Descriptors: Lower Class Students, Middle Class, Predictive Measurement, Preschool Children
PDF pending restorationSpringle, Herbert A.
Two studies of the effects of "Sesame Street" are presented. In the first case, the study tested two hypotheses: (1) "Sesame Street" can prepare poverty children for first grade; and (2) "Sesame Street" can narrow the achievement gap between the poor and the middle-class child. Twenty-four pairs of poverty children…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups
