Winch's age-weighted method of measuring school progress cannot test the value of preliminary kindergarten teaching in large American cities¶

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q2 i? The monograph's method of measuring school progress weighted for age is not usable for testing the value of preliminary kindergarten teaching in the large cities of the States. → Winch 1914

Evidence¶

Winch 1914¶

Winch, W. H. (1914). When Should a Child Begin School? A Reply to Professor Strayer. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://books.google.com/books?q=%22When+Should+a+Child+Begin+School%22

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In the reply, Winch states a scope limit on his own instrument: the age-weighted measure of school progress could not be used to test the value or otherwise of preliminary kindergarten teaching in large American cities.

"my method of measuring school progress weighted for age could not be used to test the value or otherwise of preliminary kindergarten teaching in the large cities of the States."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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