Pre-K Mathematics remains effective at the state scale, with a positive and statistically significant effect of .30 on the ECLS-B Mathematics Assessment¶
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q3 i1 In a state-level cluster randomized controlled trial across heterogeneous California pre-K programs, Pre-K Mathematics produced positive, statistically significant effects on children's math ability (ES = .30, p < .01). → Jaime Thomas 2018
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Jaime Thomas, Thomas D. Cook, Alice Klein, Prentice Starkey, Lydia DeFlorio. (2018). The Sequential Scale-Up of an Evidence-Based Intervention: A Case Study. Evaluation Review, vol. 42, no. 3. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/the-sequential-scale-up-of-an-evidence-based-intervention-a-case-study doi:10.1177/0193841x18786818
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Cluster randomized controlled trial of the Pre-K Mathematics intervention scaled to the state level across pre-K programs representing low-income families in California. The study reports the intervention "remains effective at the state level, with positive and statistically significant effects" with an effect size of .30 (p < .01) on the ECLS-B Mathematics Assessment.
"We find that Pre-K Mathematics remains effective at the state level, with positive and statistically significant effects (effect size on the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Birth Cohort Mathematics Assessment = .30, p < .01)."
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Related Claims¶
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Pre-K Mathematics remains effective at the state scale, with a positive and statistically significant effect of .30 on the ECLS-B Mathematics Assessment |
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Pre-K Mathematics remains effective at the state scale, with a positive and statistically significant effect of .30 on the ECLS-B Mathematics Assessment |
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