The Effects of Head Start on Children's Kindergarten Retention, Reading and Math Achievement in Fall Kindergarten [electronic resource] : An Application of Propensity Score Method and Sensitivity Analysis / Nianbo Dong.

Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K), this paper applied optimal propensity score matching method to evaluate the effects of Head Start on children's kindergarten retention, reading and math achievement in fall kindergarten comparing wit...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Dong, Nianbo
Corporate Author:	Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2009.
Subjects:	Intervals. Program Evaluation. Disadvantaged Youth. Kindergarten. Preschool Children. Comparative Analysis. Retention (Psychology) Mathematics Achievement. Reading Achievement. Nonparametric Statistics. Statistical Analysis. Program Effectiveness. Intervention.