2. ABOUT CHILD STATS.GOV
Shows statistics and awareness of family and
Up-to-date
child
(2013)
22 Federal Agencies collected and researched the
information given in the website
Well-being based on different categories such as:
Health
Behavior
Education
Family and Social Environment
3. THE KINDERGARTEN YEAR
Longitudinal Study
2010-2011
Reading, Mathematics and Science Assessments
Gender, Poverty status, and Race
5. MY HYPOTHESIS
Children in kindergarten have
higher assessment
scores than children not in kindergarten
This will show the importance of kindergarten in a
child’s educational development
Does kindergarten play a major role in a child’s
success in cognitive development?
6. MY RESEARCH METHOD
Population: 5 year olds (M/F)
Overall difference in kindergarten vs. no kindergarten
(conditions per experiment)
Collect data from two families of the same
demographic with same age child.
Give same reading, mathematic, and science
assessment.
Independent variable- kindergarten vs. no
kindergarten
Dependent variable- Ability on each assessment