Project Activities
In a complementary study, the investigators were to evaluate the sensitivity of several mathematically focused assessment instruments to changes in preschool children's mathematical thinking.
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Products and publications
ERIC Citations: Find available citations in ERIC for this award here.
WWC Review:
Klein, A., Starkey, P., Clements, D., Sarama, J., & Iyer, R. (2008). Effects of a pre-kindergarten mathematics intervention: A randomized experiment. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 1(3), 155-178. [WWC Review]
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Books
Starkey, P., and Klein, A. (2008). Curricular Intervention in Public Preschool Programs. New York: Teachers College Press.
Book chapters
Starkey, P., and Klein, A. (2008). Sociocultural Influences on Young Children's Mathematical Knowledge. In O.N. Saracho, and B. Spodek (Eds.), Contemporary Perspectives on Mathematics in Early Childhood Education (pp. 253-276). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Journal articles
Klein, A., Starkey, P., Sarama, J., Clements, D.H., and Iyer, R. (2008). Effects of a Pre-Kindergarten Mathematics Intervention: A Randomized Experiment. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 1(3): 155-178.
Sarama, J., Clements, D.H., Starkey, P., Klein, A., and Wakeley, A. (2008). Scaling-Up the Implementation of a Pre-Kindergarten Mathematics Curriculum: Teaching for Understanding With Trajectories and Technologies. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 1(2): 89-119.
Starkey, P. (2007). Fostering the Learning of Mathematics in Low-Income Children. Dialog Briefs, 10(2): 1-7.
Proceedings
Starkey, P., Klein, A., Clements, D., and Sarama, J. (2004). A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of a Pre-Kindergarten Mathematics Curriculum on Low-Income Children's Mathematical Knowledge. In Proceedings of Head Start's Seventh National Research Conference: Promoting Positive Development in Young Children. Washington, DC: Administration for Children and Families.
Starkey, P., Klein, A., Clements, D., and Sarama, J. (2006). Enhancing Low-Income Children's School Readiness Through a Pre-Kindergarten Mathematics Curriculum. In Proceedings of Head Start's Eighth National Research Conference. Washington, D.C.: Administration for Children and Families.
IES Published Report
Preschool Curriculum Evaluation Research Consortium (2008). Effects of Preschool Curriculum Programs on School Readiness (NCER 2008-2009). U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Research. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
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