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Brenner, Anton; Scott, Leland H. – 1971
This paper is an empirical statistical analysis and interpretation of data relating to school readiness previously examined and reported on a theoretical basis. A total of 118 white, middle class children from six consecutive kindergarten groups in Dearborn, Michigan were tested with seven instruments, evaluated in terms of achievement, ability,…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Learning Readiness, Maturity Tests, Middle Class
Cabler, Jesse K.; And Others – Bureau of School Service Bulletin, 1974
This report describes: (1) a study of desirable kindergarten goals as perceived by the principals, teachers, and parents of Kentucky's 1973-74 pilot kindergarten programs; and (2) a study of the learning needs of entering first-grade pupils as perceived by a structured sample of first-grade teachers in Kentucky. In the first study, data collected…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Age Differences, Educational Objectives, Grade 1
Cheung, Man-Chiu Lau – 1999
The relationship between adults' self-directed learning readiness (SDLR) and selected variables was examined in a study of 25 Hong Kong Chinese Baptist Churches. A Chinese version of the Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale (SDLRS) was administered to a stratified sample of 820 adult learners and 210 youth learners, and a modified version of the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Church Programs, Church Workers
Goolsby, Thomas M., Jr.; Frary, Robert B. – 1969
Two hundred first grade children participated in an experimental program involving innovative curricula and instructional techniques. A pretest-posttest method of instruction, employing sequenced and structured learning activities, enabled each child to progress at an individual rate and was supplemented by a readiness program. Evaluation of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Demonstration Programs, Desegregation Effects