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Campbell, Janine Anne; Idsøe, E.; Størksen, I. – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2023
Low cost, non-invasive instruments for the identification of high academic potential in early childhood education and care are scarce, and the complexity of cognitive development indicates that combinations of screening instruments are needed. This study investigates the reliability and validity of three instruments (individually and in…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Academic Achievement, Test Validity, Academic Ability
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Wang, Yifang; Zhou, Yu; Jiang, Yong; Li, Hui; Liu, Xinxin – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: This study aimed to explore parental satisfaction with Puhui early childhood education (ECE) service in China using evidence from a national validation study. The Parent Satisfaction with the Puhui Early Childhood Education Service Scale (PES) was developed and validated with 4,134 Chinese parents, who were sampled using a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Early Childhood Education, Government Role
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Nese, Joseph F. T. – AERA Open, 2022
Curriculum-based measurement of oral reading fluency (CBM-R) is used as an indicator of reading proficiency, and to measure at risk students' response to reading interventions to help ensure effective instruction. The purpose of this study was to compare model-based words read correctly per minute (WCPM) scores (computerized oral reading…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Oral Reading, Reading Fluency, Curriculum Based Assessment
Nese, Joseph F. T. – Grantee Submission, 2022
Curriculum-based measurement of oral reading fluency (CBM-R) is used as an indicator of reading proficiency, and to measure at risk students' response to reading interventions to help ensure effective instruction. The purpose of this study was to compare model-based words read correctly per minute (WCPM) scores (computerized oral reading…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Oral Reading, Reading Fluency, Curriculum Based Assessment
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Mercer, Sterett H.; Keller-Margulis, Milena A.; Faith, Erin L.; Reid, Erin K.; Ochs, Sarah – Learning Disability Quarterly, 2019
Written-expression curriculum-based measurement (WE-CBM) is used for screening and progress monitoring students with or at risk of learning disabilities (LD) for academic supports; however, WE-CBM has limitations in technical adequacy, construct representation, and scoring feasibility as grade-level increases. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Owens, Julie Sarno; Holdaway, Alex S.; Serrano, Verenea J.; Himawan, Lina K.; Watabe, Yuko; Storer, Jennifer; Grant, Miyah; Andrews, Nina – School Mental Health, 2016
We examined (a) the utility of teacher ratings on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ; Goodman in J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 40:1337-1345, 2001. doi:10.1097/00004583-200111000-00015) and BASC-2 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System (BESS; Kamphaus and Reynolds in Behavior assessment system for children-second edition:…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Student Behavior
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Fitton, Lisa; Hoge, Rachel; Petscher, Yaacov; Wood, Carla – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this study was (a) to examine the underlying components or factor structure of the Bilingual English-Spanish Assessment (BESA; Peña, Gutiérrez-Clellen, Iglesias, Goldstein, & Bedore, 2014) sentence repetition task and (b) to examine the relationship between Spanish-English speaking children's sentence repetition and…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, English
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Fastame, Maria Chiara; Cherchi, Rossella; Penna, Maria Pietronilla – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2015
The current research was aimed mainly at exploring the reliability of a short-screening tool developed to self-evaluate visuospatial abilities in children. We presented 290 Italian third, fourth, and fifth graders with the 16-item Shortened Visuospatial questionnaire and several objective measures of intellectual efficiency, such as Raven's…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Visual Perception, Spatial Ability, Grade 3
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Sabatini, John P.; Halderman, Laura K.; O'Reilly, Tenaha; Weeks, Jonathan P. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2016
Traditional measures of reading ability designed for younger students typically focus on componential skills (e.g., decoding, vocabulary), and the items are often presented in a discrete and decontextualized format. The current study was designed to explore whether it was feasible to develop a more integrated, scenario-based assessment of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Reading Ability, Outcome Measures, Reading Comprehension
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Sabatini, John P.; Halderman, Laura K.; O'Reilly, Tenaha; Weeks, Jonathan P. – Grantee Submission, 2016
Traditional measures of reading ability designed for younger students typically focus on componential skills (e.g., decoding, vocabulary) and the items are often presented in a discrete and decontextualized format. The current study was designed to explore whether it was feasible to develop a more integrated, scenario-based assessment of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Reading Ability, Outcome Measures, Reading Comprehension
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Clinton, Amanda; Christo, Catherine; Shriberg, David – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2013
During the past 2 decades, many respective reading processes have been delineated, and much is now known about reading acquisition in children. Most of this research has been completed using English-dominant subjects. As such, the literature focuses on an opaque orthography and aspects of learning to read in this context. In this study, predictors…
Descriptors: Spanish, Phonological Awareness, Regression (Statistics), Emergent Literacy
Legg, David E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between student performance on Reading Curriculum-based Measures (R-CBM) and student performance on the Alaska's standards based assessment (SBA) administered to students in Studied School District (SSD) Grade 3 through Grade 5 students in the Studied School District as required by…
Descriptors: Curriculum Based Assessment, Cutting Scores, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement