Zi Yan, Chun Wai Lum, Rick Tze Leung Lui, Steven Sing Wa Chu, Ming Lui
Measuring Teaching Assistants' Efficacy using the Rasch Model
Journal of applied measurement
recent research indicates childrens learningrelated skills including selfregulation social competence contribute early school success present study investigated relation kindergarten learningrelated skills reading math trajectories 538 children kindergarten sixth grade examined children poor learningrelated skills fared throughout elementary school reading math latent growth curves indicated learningrelated skills unique effect childrens reading math scores kindergarten sixth grade predicted growth reading math kindergarten second grade addition children poor learningrelated skills performed lower higherrated peers measures reading mathematics kindergarten sixth grade gap widening kindergarten second grade third sixth grade gap persisted widen discussion focuses importance early learningrelated skills component childrens academic trajectories throughout elementary school need early intervention focusing childrens selfregulation social competence