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Lost in Translation: Methodological Considerations in Cross-Cultural Research
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Pena, Elizabeth D. – Child Development, 2007
In cross-cultural child development research there is often a need to translate instruments and instructions to languages other than English. Typically, the translation process focuses on ensuring linguistic equivalence. However, establishment of linguistic equivalence through translation techniques is often not sufficient to guard against…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Linguistics, Validity, Child Development
On the Convergent and Discriminant Validity of Selected Measures of Aggression in Children.
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Siebert, Sylvia M.; Ramanaiah, Nerella V. – Child Development, 1978
Using the multitrait-multimethod matrix design, this study investigated the convergent and discriminant validity of three selected measures of aggression in second, third, and fourth grade children based on three methods of data collection: teacher ratings, peer ratings, and self report. (BD)
Descriptors: Aggression, Elementary School Students, Measurement Techniques, Research
Transcontextual Validity in Developmental Research
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Weisz, John R. – Child Development, 1978
Discusses principles of human development which are durable across changes in time, culture, and cohort. Analyzes the form these principles are likely to take, the limitations and strengths they are likely to display, and the process by which they are likely to be discovered. (Author/JMB)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Developmental Psychology, Human Development, Research Methodology
Beyond Autoregressive Models: Some Implications of the Trait-State Distinction for the Structural Modeling of Developmental Change.
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Hertzog, Christopher; Nesselroade, John R. – Child Development, 1987
Challenges the typical treatment of causal effects in longitudinal data, arguing that models should be conceptualized and tested in ways that directly reflect prior assumptions as to the trait- or state-like nature of the variables. Examples demonstrate that meaningful longitudinal studies of state variables can be conducted without assuming their…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Longitudinal Studies, Models, Research Methodology
What's Thrown Out with the Bath Water: A Baby?
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Lewis, Michael; Johnson, Norma – Child Development, 1971
Data from infants unable to complete experimental sessions were compared to those for whom there were complete data. Results suggest that the elimination of large numbers of infants may have a potentially biasing effect on reported data. (Authors)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Infant Behavior, Infants, Reliability
On the Internal and External Validity of Simple Longitudinal Designs
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Labouvie, Erich W.; And Others – Child Development, 1974
The effects of selective dropout and retesting on the assessment of developmental changes in abilities during adolescence are examined. (ST)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Longitudinal Studies, Measurement
Situational Effects on Observer Accuracy: Behavioral Predictability, Prior Experience, and Complexity of Coding Categories
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Mash, Eric J.; McElwee, John D. – Child Development, 1974
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Interaction, Observation, Performance Factors
Wariness of Strangers and the Study of Infant Development
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Sroufe, L. Alan – Child Development, 1977
This article reviews the literature on infants' reactions to strangers, focusing on issues of assessment, reliability, and stability. (JMB)
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, Infant Behavior, Infants, Literature Reviews
The Confluence Model and Theory.
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McCall, Robert B. – Child Development, 1985
Explains that from a prediction standpoint the confluence model is not very efficient. Very modest increments in accuracy are associated with family configuration variables once chronological age is covaried. Suggests that the major postulates of the theory be tested directly, within individuals and with longitudinal data. (Author/AS)
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Family Influence, Intellectual Development, Longitudinal Studies