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Rasheed, Muneera A.; Pham, Sofia; Memon, Uzma; Siyal, Saima; Obradovic, Jelena; Yousafzai, Aisha K. – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2018
Many global settings lack indigenous measures of child development, making the adaptation of available instruments necessary. The aim of this study was to reliably adapt the core subtests of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-III (WPPSI-III) to assess cognitive abilities in young children in rural Pakistan. A systematic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Development, Young Children, Intelligence Tests
Feeney, Stephanie – Defending the Early Years, 2016
It is difficult to get a good grasp of the topic of kindergarten entry assessment because there are such great differences in the purpose for the instruments, how they are constructed, and how the data is used. Even so, in many states and communities, there is cause for concern. Until the paradigm of education moves from a preoccupation with…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Kindergarten, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
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Topping, Keith J. – Theory Into Practice, 2009
Peer assessment is an arrangement for learners to consider and specify the level, value, or quality of a product or performance of other equal-status learners. Products to be assessed can include writing, oral presentations, portfolios, test performance, or other skilled behaviors. Peer assessment can be summative or formative. A formative view is…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Peer Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Evaluation Methods
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Mardell-Czudnowski, Carol; Goldenberg, Dorothea S. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1999
Describes the rationale and development of a new screening test, Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning-3 (DIAL-3), which is based on previous editions. Empirical research is presented to document item additions and deletions as well as the continued maintenance of three performance areas: motor, concepts, and language. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development, Disabilities
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Corbett, Stephen S.; Smith, William Flint – Modern Language Journal, 1984
Describes a study that attempts to validate the Edmonds Learning Style Identification Exercise (ELSIE), purported to be a quick and easy means to identify and analyze a postulated relationship between preference for sensory modality in learning style and the potential for success in second language learning. (SL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Language Acquisition
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Santos De Barona, Maryann; Barona, Andres – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1991
Discusses the increasing educational opportunities for culturally and linguistically different preschool children and suggests that there is a growing need to ensure accurate identification of minority-language preschoolers with special needs. Offers strategies to improve the value of diagnostic information and presents issues to consider at each…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Caregivers, Cognitive Development, Cultural Differences