KIPP Pre-K combined with KIPP early elementary school may also have a positive impact on students' executive function¶

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Currency · newest study 2017 · checked against its sources 2026-10-17 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? There is suggestive evidence that KIPP Pre-K combined with early elementary school may positively affect students' executive function. → Knechtel 2017

Evidence¶

Knechtel 2017¶

Knechtel, V., Coen, T., Caronongan, P., Fung, N., & Goble, L. (2017). Pre-Kindergarten Impacts Over Time: An Analysis of KIPP Charter Schools. Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/pre-kindergarten-impacts-over-time-an-analysis-of-kipp-charter-schools

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Listed among the report's key findings as a possible, hedged impact on executive function; the hedged wording ("may also have") indicates suggestive rather than confirmed evidence, and no effect size is printed.

"KIPP Pre-K combined, with KIPP early elementary school, may also have a positive impact on students’ executive function."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Self-Regulation — outcome: instruction changes it
• Executive Function — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• KIPP Pre-K may provide an additional benefit for reading achievement above and beyond KIPP elementary school — related
• KIPP Pre-K combined with KIPP early elementary school has positive, statistically significant impacts on reading and math achievement after five years — related
• The findings come from Mathematica's multiyear study of KIPP middle schools conducted for Arnold Ventures — related
• Pre-kindergarten attendance yields small positive impacts on social-emotional development, executive functioning, and emotion recognition — related
• The KIPP impact on reading skills persists over time, but impacts on reading comprehension largely dissipate by grade 2 — related