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Concurrent Validity of the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities with Native American Primary-Grade Children.
Hynd, George W.; And Others – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1980
Investigated concurrent validity of the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA) with Native American primary-grade children. Significantly low General Cognitive Index indicates that the MSCA with Native American children is not recommended for psychodiagnostic purposes. However, perceptual-performance and motor scales may provide useful…
Descriptors: American Indians, Children, Cognitive Development, Indigenous Populations
Appalachian Parents' Expectations of Child Competencies.
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Shively, Joe E. – 1975
This report describes a survey of Appalachian parents conducted to determine what abilities they expect their children to develop before entrance into first grade. The survey was designed to help establish an empirical base for the curriculum of Appalachia Educational Laboratory's Home-Oriented Preschool Education Program (HOPE). HOPE is an…
Descriptors: Achievement, Behavior Rating Scales, Child Development, Cognitive Development
Accept My Profile: Perspectives for Head Start Profiles of Program Effects on Children. Appendices to Technical Report. Volume III (Revised Edition).
Mediax Associates, Inc., Westport, CT. – 1980
The third of three volumes, this document provides (1) a reduced list of child development characteristics obtained from parents, teachers, and staff participating in Head Start Input Workshops set up to identify desirable program effects; (2) a Tabulation of Importance Ratings, showing how workshop participants valued specific statements of child…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Attitudes, Classification