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| Child Development | 8 |
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| Brooks-Gunn, J. | 1 |
| Crittenden, Patricia M. | 1 |
| Davis, Albert J. | 1 |
| Fahey, Virginia K. | 1 |
| Hubert, Nancy C. | 1 |
| Munsinger, Harry | 1 |
| Schwarz, J. Conrad | 1 |
| Winne, Philip H. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
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Peer reviewedFahey, Virginia K.; And Others – Child Development, 1978
This critique points out weaknesses regarding the test measures used by Munsinger and Douglass and questions the validity of these measures for the ages of the children used in their study. (JMB)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Language Acquisition, Nature Nurture Controversy, Research Design
Peer reviewedMunsinger, Harry – Child Development, 1978
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Language Acquisition, Nature Nurture Controversy, Research Design
Peer reviewedHubert, Nancy C.; And Others – Child Development, 1982
Reviews 26 instruments developed to assess temperament at the infant, preschool, and school-age levels, giving particular attention to instrument content, standardization samples, reliability, and validity. It is concluded that, at present, no single psychometrically adequate instrument is available. Suggestions are made for future approaches to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Infants, Measures (Individuals), Personality
Peer reviewedBrooks-Gunn, J.; And Others – Child Development, 1987
Three self-report methods for rating secondary sexual characteristic growth were compared to physician ratings; the accuracy of self-reported height and weight was also assessed. The usefulness of the Pubertal Development Scale, Tanner ratings, and self-reported height and weight as adequate estimates of pubertal development is discussed. (PCB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Females, Physical Characteristics, Physical Development
Peer reviewedWinne, Philip H.; And Others – Child Development, 1977
This multimethod-multitrait study compared facets of self-concept defined by subscale labels in the Sears Self-Concept Inventory, the Gordon How I See Myself Scale, and the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale. A total of 103 subjects in grades 3 through 6 participated. (JMB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Research
Peer reviewedDavis, Albert J. – Child Development, 1971
Findings suggested a reliability problem and raised a question of validity with the use of total response frequencies based on relatively unlimited free responses to the SCST-Form A. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Objectives, Cognitive Processes, Individual Characteristics, Measurement Techniques
Peer reviewedSchwarz, J. Conrad; And Others – Child Development, 1985
Examines the reliability and validity of the scores of diverse informants from the Child's Report of Parental Behavior Inventory (CRPBI). Also considers the utility of aggregating scores of parental behavior derived from multiple observers. CRPBI items were adapted to obtain mother's, father's, sibling's, and subject's ratings of parental behavior…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Data Collection, Measures (Individuals), Parent Child Relationship
Peer reviewedCrittenden, Patricia M. – Child Development, 1985
Three hypotheses were investigated among 121 maltreating and adequate mother/child dyads: that (1) there would be qualitative differences in the supportiveness of mothers' networks; (2) differences would be related to differences in child attachment to mother; and (3) differences in mothers' approaches to relationships might have influenced their…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Child Rearing
