1, 2, 3 Testing,
Testing. . .Who has been Left Behind?
Find out who and why they might be?
Testing for your child might be over. Now, you have to wait for the results. . .
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According to the ECLS data, eight of the
factors show a strong correlation ―positive or negative― with test scores.
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Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
ECLS
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Strongly correlated
with test scores
Here are the eight factors that are strongly correlated with test scores:
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The child has highly educated parents.Matters
The child’s parents have high socioeconomic status.Matters
The child’s mother was thirty or older at the time of her first child’s birth. Matters
The child’s had low birth weight.Matters
The child’s parents speak English in the home. Matters
The child is adopted.Matters
The child’s parents are involved in the PTA.Matters
The child has many books in his home. Matters
Are not correlated
with test scores
Factors that are not correlated to test scores:
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The child’s family is intact.
Doesn’t matter
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The child’s parents recently moved into a better neighborhood.Doesn’t m
atter
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The child’s mother didn’t work between birth and kindergarten.
Doesn’t matter
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The child attended Head Start.
Doesn’t matter
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The child’s parents regularly take him to museums.
Doesn’t matter
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The child is regularly spanked.
Doesn’t matter
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The child frequently watches television.
Doesn’t matter
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The child’s parents read to him nearly every day.
Doesn’t matter
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Keep in mind that these results reflect only a child's early test scores. Poor testing in early childhood isn’t necessarily a great harbinger of future earnings, creativity, or happiness.
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Source: Freakonomics page 152
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