Date of Award
10-1-2014
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Department
Educational Leadership
First Advisor
Dr. Jeanne L. Surface
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of public school preschool, private school preschool, and no preschool attendance on kindergarten students’ academic achievement as measured by fall, winter, and spring Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Test scores. The independent variable conditions for the study were the research district’s kindergarten students who attended the research district’s school-wide preschool program, who attend a formal private preschool program and who did not attend a preschool program. The studies dependent variables are academic achievement. Achievement data was analyzed using the following dependent measures: reading skills, math skills, as measured on the Measures of Academic Progress Assessment that is given to all kindergarten students in the research district in the fall, winter, and spring.
Recommended Citation
Fenster, Matthew w., "The Effect of Public School Preschool, Private School Preschool, and No Preschool
Attendance on Kindergarten Students’ Academic Achievement as Measured by Fall,
Winter, and Spring MAP Scores" (2014). Student Work. 3599.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/studentwork/3599
Comments
A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate College of the University of Nebraska in Partial Fulfillment of Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education. Copyright 2014 Matthew W. Fenster.