The impact of preschool programs in the achivement of first graders in elementary public schools of Lima

• Autores: Cueto, Santiago, Díaz, Juan José
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 1999
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/7384
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/7384
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: preschool; achievement; first grade; public school; repetition; pre-escolaridad; rendimiento; primer grado; escuela pública; repitencia

One of the major educational problems in Peru is the low level of efficiency attained in elementary schools. In this paper we analyze the impact of two types of preschool programs, Centros de Educación Inicial (CEI) and Programas No Escolarizados de Educación Inicial (PRONOEI). We carried out a retrospective survery in nine public schools in Lima that had a high repetition rate. Among children with preschool education at CEI the probability of getting a higher achievement increases in 25% in language and 22% in mathematics. Among children with preschool education at PRONOEI, the probability of obtaining a higher achievement increases in 15% in language and 17% in mathematics.