Describe the long-term findings of the early intervention studies, focusing on the Abecedarian study
What will be an ideal response?
Long-term interventions with at-risk children lead to IQ differences of 12 points at age 5 and dropped to 5 points by age 12, 7 years after the intervention ended.
Children in the intervention group were more successful in progressing through school without delays or problems and had higher reading and math scores than children in the control group.
As adults, intervention group children were more likely to attend college and to avoid crime and delinquency.
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What is the long term impact of programs such as Title 1 and Head Start?
a. Only short term IQ gains were made and these were similar to the general population b. Less special education services, less grade retention, greater likelihood of attending college c. Preschoolers attending Title 1 showed less improvements than Head Start d. Head Start preschoolers were shown to be high achievers by middle school
If you were to receive a score on an exam which placed you at
the 90th percentile, then 90% of those taking the test scored below you. Indicate whether the statement is true or false