Not exact matches
Fifteen
elementary schools and more than 1200
children in second and fourth grades in urban and
suburban districts in Washington were assigned to participate in the Second Step program, versus as control, using a quasi-experimental design.
With informed consent 430 students in Grades 2 through 6 from two
elementary schools in a large,
suburban - rural school district were pretested and post-tested on the
Children's Attitudes Toward
It is my opinion after spending about 40 years teaching
elementary school (K — 5th grade in rural, urban, and
suburban schools) that standardized testing is a waste of time and resources for many reasons, one of which is that they do not test what you want to know about a
child.
School officials reasoned that more preschool slots could potentially mean more parents who might be willing to stick with the district for
elementary school and beyond if they see good results for their
children, instead of moving to
suburban districts or charter schools.
Fifteen
elementary schools and more than 1200
children in second and fourth grades in urban and
suburban districts in Washington were assigned to participate in the Second Step program, versus as control, using a quasi-experimental design.
«
Children in
elementary school or junior high tend to prefer a
suburban environment because it affords them greater freedom to go outdoors to play, and their friends are usually within walking distance,» Kopec says.