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What is the focus of the HighScope Educational Research Foundation?
What is the focus of the HighScope Educational Research Foundation?
What was the purpose of the Perry Preschool study?
What was the purpose of the Perry Preschool study?
How were families assigned to the intervention and control groups in the Perry Preschool study?
How were families assigned to the intervention and control groups in the Perry Preschool study?
What was the difference in cognitive ability between the two groups of children in the Perry Preschool study by the time they were 10?
What was the difference in cognitive ability between the two groups of children in the Perry Preschool study by the time they were 10?
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What were the long-term benefits for adults who participated in the Perry Preschool program?
What were the long-term benefits for adults who participated in the Perry Preschool program?
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What did Heckman find about the multigenerational benefits of the Perry Preschool program?
What did Heckman find about the multigenerational benefits of the Perry Preschool program?
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What was the estimated cost savings to society from the Perry Preschool program?
What was the estimated cost savings to society from the Perry Preschool program?
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How long was the Perry Preschool study conducted for?
How long was the Perry Preschool study conducted for?
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How many disadvantaged African American children with low IQs were involved in the Perry Preschool study?
How many disadvantaged African American children with low IQs were involved in the Perry Preschool study?
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Study Notes
HighScope Educational Research Foundation is a research institute that studies early childhood education based on the methods of the Perry Preschool study. The Perry Preschool study was conducted from 1962-1967 in Michigan to boost the cognitive skills of 123 disadvantaged African American children with low IQs. Families were randomly assigned to one of two groups: the intervention and a control group. By the time children were 10, there wasn't much of a difference in how children in the two groups performed on tests of cognitive ability. However, adults from the treatment group were much more likely to graduate high school, much more likely to make earnings, much more likely to go on to college, much less likely to commit crime. The study was conducted in the 1960s, so researchers have been able to follow the children who went through the Perry Preschool Program through adulthood. Heckman found multigenerational benefits of the program: children of participants in the program appear to have benefitted. The Perry Project saved society $7 to $12 for every $1 invested, mostly due to reduced crime.
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"Discover the Impact of Early Childhood Education with the Perry Preschool Study Quiz! Test your knowledge on the groundbreaking research conducted by HighScope Educational Research Foundation. Learn about the long-term benefits of the Perry Preschool Program for disadvantaged children, including higher graduation rates, increased earnings, and lower crime rates. Explore the multigenerational impact of this study and its cost-saving benefits for society. Take the quiz now and uncover the power of early childhood education!"
