The difference between Educate Me preschoolers and their counterparts of traditional schools in the socio-emotional development domain
- January 2, 2021
- Posted by: RSIS Team
- Categories: Education, IJRISS
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue XII, December 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186
Mostafa Hamdy El Said Ahmed
KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Egypt
Abstract
The Socioemotional development is considered as an important factor in child development. This study aims to compare the scores of (KG1, and KG2) between Educate Me preschoolers(treatment) and their counterparts of traditional schools(control) in socio-emotional development domain in the International Development & Early Learning Assessment (IDELA).in the Talbyia district, Which is one of the marginalized areas in Giza Governorate in Egypt. The results show that in the Baseline results, there is no significant difference between Educate me and non-Educate me. However, after implementing the multiple student assessment strategies that educate me adopted in Sep. 2017, the Endline result shows that there is a statistically significant difference between Educate me and non-Educate me in the domain of social-emotional development. The paper also suggests to complete the assessment and to search for alternatives to ensure the sustainability of the fund.
Keywords: Socioemotional- Educate Me-Giza-IDELA-Baseline-Endline- Egypt
1. Introduction
Educate Me (EM) Foundation is one of the Non- governmental Organizations (NGOs)that does work in the field of Early Childhood Development (ECD),It has done so by opening its community school where it employs its unique curriculum in Talbyia district, which is one of the marginalized areas in Giza Governorate in Egypt. EM has started to measure the effectiveness of its program on EM preschoolers in comparison with its counterparts, traditional schools, by using International Development Early Learning Assessment (IDELA).This paper aims to show the difference between the treatment and control group scores in the socio-emotional development in the Baseline (Fall 2016) and Endline (Spring 2018). This study will help Educate Me foundation to develop their paradigm and improve the skills of their children’s capabilities.
