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big1devin

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A probable reason why the Abecedarian Project had stronger positive effects than Head Start is that it had
 
  a. many years as a federally-funded project, which gave time for improvement.
   b. an intensive design with many hours of intervention combined with home visits.
   c. a curriculum that emphasized standardized tests.
 
   d. more teachers of color involved.

Question 2

Compared to control groups, longitudinal studies of the effectiveness of Head Start have shown that Head Start students
 
  a. showed more learning disabilities.
 
   b. showed modest cognitive gains.
 
   c. showed large cognitive gains.
 
   d. had lowered occupational aspirations while in high school.


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Mollythedog

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Reply #1 on: Sep 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: b

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: b


big1devin

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Reply 2 on: Sep 15, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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