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Curby, Timothy W.; Johnson, Price; Mashburn, Andrew J.; Carlis, Lydia – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2016
When conducting classroom observations, researchers are often confronted with the decision of whether to conduct observations live or by using pre-recorded video. The present study focuses on comparing and contrasting observations of live and video administrations of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System-PreK (CLASS-PreK). Associations between…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Observation, Comparative Analysis, Reliability
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Camilleri, Bernard; Botting, Nicola – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2013
Background: Children's low scores on vocabulary tests are often erroneously interpreted as reflecting poor cognitive and/or language skills. It may be necessary to incorporate the measurement of word-learning ability in estimating children's lexical abilities. Aims: To explore the reliability and validity of the Dynamic Assessment of…
Descriptors: Receptive Language, Vocabulary, Language Tests, Test Reliability
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Kaminski, Ruth A.; Abbott, Mary; Bravo Aguayo, Katherine; Latimer, Rachael; Good, Roland H., III. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2014
Assessment is at the center of a decision-making model within a Response to Intervention (RTI) framework. Assessments that can be used for universal screening and progress monitoring in early childhood RTI models are needed that are both psychometrically sound and appropriate to meet developmental needs of young children. The Preschool Early…
Descriptors: Preschool Evaluation, Educational Indicators, Emergent Literacy, Benchmarking
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Wuang, Y-P.; Su, C-Y.; Huang, M-H. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2012
Background: Deficit in motor performance is common in children with intellectual disabilities (ID). A motor function measure with sound psychometric properties is indispensable for clinical and research use. The purpose of this study was to compare the psychometric properties of three commonly used clinical measures for assessing motor function in…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Predictive Validity, Correlation, Psychometrics
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Crawford, April D.; Zucker, Tricia A.; Williams, Jeffrey M.; Bhavsar, Vibhuti; Landry, Susan H. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2013
Although coaching is a popular approach for enhancing the quality of Tier 1 instruction, limited research has addressed observational measures specifically designed to focus coaching on evidence-based practices. This study explains the development of the prekindergarten (pre-k) Classroom Observation Tool (COT) designed for use in a data-based…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Psychometrics, Faculty Development, Preschool Children
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Cabell, Sonia Q.; Justice, Laura M.; Zucker, Tricia A.; Kilday, Carolyn R. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the predictive validity of teacher report for assessing the emergent literacy skills of preschool-age children. The aims were twofold: (a) to examine predictive relationships between teacher report and direct behavioral assessment, and (b) to examine the extent to which teacher report accurately…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Preschool Teachers, Emergent Literacy, Preschool Children
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Pankratz, Mary E.; Plante, Elena; Vance, Rebecca; Insalaco, Deborah M. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2007
Purpose: Two studies are presented providing evidence indicating the diagnostic and predictive validity of the American version of "The Renfrew Bus Story" (J. Cowley & C. Glasgow, 1994). Method: Thirty-two children with specific language impairment (SLI) and 32 children with typical language development participated in the first…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Minority Group Children, Language Tests, Language Acquisition
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Missall, Kristen; Reschly, Amy; Betts, Joseph; McConnell, Scott; Heistad, David; Pickart, Mary; Sheran, Christina; Marston, Doug – School Psychology Review, 2007
The predictive validity of early literacy skills of children among preschool is relatively unknown. The purpose of this longitudinal study was to provide this examination. From a sample of preschoolers, longitudinal data were available for 143 of the children in kindergarten and for 116 of them through the end of first grade. Preschool children…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Phonological Awareness, Predictive Validity, Preschool Children
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Pan, Barbara Alexander; Rowe, Meredith L.; Spier, Elizabeth; Tamis-Lemonda, Catherine – Journal of Child Language, 2004
This study examined parental report as a source of information about toddlers' productive vocabulary in 105 low-income families living in either urban or rural communities. Parental report using the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory-Short Form (CDI) at child age 2;0 was compared to concurrent spontaneous speech measures and…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Correlation, Child Language, Language Acquisition