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Sotelo-Dynega, Marlene; Ortiz, Samuel O.; Flanagan, Dawn P.; Chaplin, William F. – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
In this article, we report the findings of an exploratory empirical study that investigated the relationship between English Language Proficiency (ELP) on performance on the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities-Third Edition (WJ III) when administered in English to bilingual students of varying levels of ELP. Sixty-one second-grade…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Language Proficiency, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests
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Naglieri, Jack A.; LeBuffe, Paul; Shapiro, Valerie B. – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability of the eight-item Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA)-mini and its validity in relation to the 72-item version DESSA. The sample included teacher ratings for 1,234 children in kindergarten through eighth grade who comprised the standardization sample. The median alpha reliability…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Test Reliability
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Goffreda, Catherine T.; Diperna, James Clyde; Pedersen, Jason A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
Current empirical evidence indicates poor learning trajectories for students with early literacy skill deficits. As such, reliable and valid detection of at-risk students through regular screening and progress monitoring is imperative. This study investigated the predictive validity of scores on the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Reading Achievement, Predictive Validity, Achievement Tests