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Pongprapan Pongsophon – British Educational Research Journal, 2024
This study investigates the student- and school-level predictors of reading performance across five top-performing countries in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2021. Utilising a multilevel analysis, the research examines the influence of cognitive development, socio-cultural contexts and educational environments on…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Predictor Variables, Foreign Countries, Cognitive Development
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Megan Kuhfeld; James Soland; Christine Pitts; Margaret Burchinal – Educational Researcher, 2020
Students' level of academic skills at school entry are a strong predictor of later academic success, and focusing on improving these skills during the preschool years has been a priority during the past 10 years. Evidence from two prior nationally representative studies indicated that incoming kindergarteners' math and literacy skills were higher…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Enrollment, Predictor Variables, Kindergarten
Megan Kuhfeld; James Soland; Christine Pitts; Margaret Burchinal – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2019
Students' level of academic skills at school entry are a strong predictor of later academic success, and focusing on improving these skills during the preschool years has been a priority during the past ten years. Evidence from two prior nationally representative studies indicated that incoming kindergarteners' math and literacy skills were higher…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Enrollment, Predictor Variables, Kindergarten