Children's academic achievement at kindergarten entry has declined, per the article's abstract¶
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q2 i? Data on children's academic preparation at kindergarten entry show declining achievement. → Christine Pitts 2020
Evidence¶
Christine Pitts 2020¶
Christine Pitts, Megan Kuhfeld. (2020). Mind the kinder-gap: New data on children’s math and reading skills as they enter kindergarten. Phi Delta Kappan 102(2). https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/mind-the-kinder-gap-new-data-on-childrens-math-and-reading-skills-as-they-enter-kindergarten/ doi:10.1177/0031721720963228
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The article's abstract states that data on children's academic preparation at kindergarten entry show "declining achievement and shrinking gaps." Only the abstract was available; no statistics, measures, or sample details are printed on the page.
"Data on children’s academic preparation at kindergarten entry tell a story of both declining achievement and shrinking gaps."
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Related Claims¶
- Gaps in academic skills between children narrowed at kindergarten entry, per the article's abstract — related
- Registrations of children aged 0-5 and 5-10 years declined significantly across the three time periods — related
- Kindergarten-entry math and reading scores were mostly flat 2010-2014 then slightly declined by 2017, with median math down about 0.24 SD and reading down 0.14 SD — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- Female kindergarteners outscore males in math and reading at entry; the reading gap was stable while the small math gap narrowed slightly — related
- Achievement gaps between high-poverty and low-poverty schools at kindergarten entry narrowed modestly but significantly between 2010 and 2017 — related
- Black-White and Hispanic-White achievement gaps at kindergarten entry narrowed significantly between 2010 and 2017 in both math and reading — related
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Children's academic achievement at kindergarten entry has declined, per the article's abstract |
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Children's academic achievement at kindergarten entry has declined, per the article's abstract |
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