Abstract
Abstract The entry into elementary education - EE - represents an important transition in child development. The study aimed to assess stability and change in indicators of academic achievement, general intelligence, social skills, behavioral adjustment, and stress between the 1st, 2nd and 3rd year of EE. The participants were 151 children (79 boys), longitudinally evaluated using the Social Skills Rating System, Raven's Progressive Matrices, Provinha Brazil, Child Stress Scale and the School Stressors Inventory. The results indicated at least moderate stability of the variables and a continuous increase in academic achievement. Girls showed better indicators of social skills and behavioral adjustment. Children showed more externalizing behaviors in the 1st year; more stress symptoms in the 2nd year; greater general intelligence, more academic social skills and fewer stress symptoms in the 3rd year. These trends suggest that the transition extends up to 2nd year, whereas developmental achievements are consolidated in the 3rd year.
Highlights
The entry into elementary education – EE – represents an important transition in child development
All were significant and positive, that is, if the child occupied a determined position in the sample in the 1st year, this position tended to be maintained in the subsequent year, suggesting stability of the variables
Strong correlations can be observed in the Provinha Brazil, between the 1st and the 2nd year, and between the 2nd and 3rd year
Summary
The entry into elementary education – EE – represents an important transition in child development. The study aimed to assess stability and change in indicators of academic achievement, general intelligence, social skills, behavioral adjustment, and stress between the 1st, 2nd and 3rd year of EE. Children showed more externalizing behaviors in the 1st year; more stress symptoms in the 2nd year; greater general intelligence, more academic social skills and fewer stress symptoms in the 3rd year. These trends suggest that the transition extends up to 2nd year, whereas developmental achievements are consolidated in the 3rd year. El propósito del estudio fue verificar la estabilidad y el cambio en indicadores del desempeño académico, inteligencia general, habilidades sociales, ajuste de comportamiento y estrés entre el primer y el tercer año de la EP. Disponível em www.scielo.br and acculturation, they face daily demands to challenge their ability to solve problems
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