Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010-11 (ECLSK:2011)
The ECLS-K:2011 is a longitudinal study, with the same children followed from kindergarten through the fifth grade. The children in the ECLS-K:2011 comprise a nationally representative sample selected from 970 public and private schools across the United States of America attending both full-day and part-day kindergarten during the 2010-11 school year. The children came from diverse socioeconomic and racial/ethnic backgrounds and the sample includes both children in kindergarten for the first time and kindergarten repeaters. Also participating in the study were the children's parents, teachers, schools and before- and after-school care providers.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
18,200 (participants)
Age at first data collection
5 - 6 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
2004 - 2005 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
Children in the United States of America.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2010
Primary Institutions
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Department of Education
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
