Links Between Young Children's Behavior and Achievement: The Role of Social Class and Classroom Composition

Annie Georges, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn and Lizabeth M. Malone

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Abstract: This article examines the association between attentive and aggressive behavior (at the child- and class-level) and individual child achievement. Children with low attention, alone or in combination with aggressive behavior, made fewer gains in test scores during kindergarten.

Keywords: Attention; aggression; Kindergarten; achievement; low-income children; poverty; classroom fixed effects (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30
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