Early Mathematics Skills From Prekindergarten to First Grade: Score Changes and Ability Group Differences in Kentucky, Nebraska, and Shanghai Samples

Journal of Advanced Academics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 162-188

  Ryoo, Ji Hoon ^a   Molfese, Victoria J ^b   Heaton, Ruth ^b   Zhou, Xin ^c   Brown, E Todd ^d   Prokasky, Amanda ^b   Davis, Erika ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

ability grouping; early childhood education; mathematics; STEM; United States China comparisons

Indexed keywords

EID: 84936994585     PISSN: 1932202X     EISSN: 21629536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1932202X14538975     Document Type: Article

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