Arya Ansari|Kelly M. Purtell
Activity settings in full-day kindergarten classrooms and children’s early learning
The University of Texas at Austin|The Ohio State University
using data early childhood longitudinal study kindergarten class 20102011 n 10620 examined diversity fullday kindergarten activity settings across nation recognizing patterns activity use may important single activity used personcentered modeling identify five activity profiles high whole group high small group high individual distributed activities high child selected children enrolled high whole group classrooms demonstrated greatest gains literacy skills kindergarten whereas mathematics children high small group high whole group classrooms demonstrated greater gains classrooms opportunities childselected activities however promoted greater improvements childrens cognitive flexibility findings point potential personcentered methods identifying different groups classrooms share common practices