Preschool emotion knowledge predicts kindergarten academic achievement one year later¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3 · i3 large
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q3 i3 Emotion knowledge at the end of preschool significantly predicted kindergarten achievement (β = .37, p < .01) controlling for baseline measures. → Torres 2015

Evidence¶

Torres 2015¶

Torres, M. M., Domitrovich, C. E., & Bierman, K. L. (2015). Preschool Interpersonal Relationships Predict Kindergarten Achievement: Mediated by Gains in Emotion Knowledge. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2015.04.008

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Final SEM path in the 164-child Head Start longitudinal sample; spring preschool emotion knowledge predicted end-of-kindergarten achievement, "significant (β = .37, p < .01)", while the direct relationship path became non-significant. Baseline cognitive ability, emotion knowledge, and achievement were covariates.

"The association between preschool emotion knowledge and kindergarten achievement was significant (β = .37, p < .01). With emotion knowledge included in the model as a potential mediator, the direct association between positive interpersonal relationships in the fall of preschool and kindergarten achievement, dropped to non-significance (β = –.06, p = .49)"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Gains in emotion knowledge during preschool mediate the association between preschool relationships and kindergarten achievement — a broader claim this one bears on
• Positive preschool interpersonal relationships predict kindergarten academic achievement controlling for initial achievement — related
• Positive preschool interpersonal relationships predict gains in emotion knowledge over the prekindergarten year — related
• Academic and nonacademic skills developed in preschool and early elementary years are foundational to important longer-term outcomes — a broader claim this one bears on