Pre-school education experiences have a great influence on the

child's personality development. In a kindergarten class, a child develops

speech wholesome behavior with others. He acquires correct speech habits

and desirable behavior patterns as he shares experiences with his peers. He

develops interests which are common to his classmate and culturally-

deprived home, particularly, has the opportunity to enrich his experiential

background through permissive and stimulating environment in a kindergarten class.

Specially, the study sought to answer the following question:

What is the profile of the respondents in terms of:

1.1 age

1.2 gender

1.3 civil status

1.4 educational attainment

1.5 seminars attended in grade I

1.6 length of experience in teaching

1.7 rank and position

1.8 performance rating

What is the final rating of the Grade I pupils in English, Filipino and

Mathematics in this school year 1998-1999 at congress Elementary school as reflected in their Form 137-C?

3.

What are the behavior displayed by the Grade I pupils with and

without pre-school education in their:

3.1 Behavior towards oneself

3.2 Behavior towards others

3.3 Behavior towards work

3.4 Behavior towards school environment

4. What are the factors that affect the behavior and academic performance of the two group of grade I pupils?

5. What problems are encountered by the two groups of Grade I pupils?

6.What is the significant differences between the Grade I pupils with and without pre-school education in academic performance and their behavior displayed?

7. What is the significant differences between the academic performance and the factors that affect their behavior?

8. What is the significant differences between the academic performance and the problems encountered by grade I pupil with and without pre-school education?