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Bradfield, Tracy A.; Besner, Amanda C.; Wackerle-Hollman, Alisha K.; Albano, Anthony D.; Rodriguez, Michael C.; McConnell, Scott R. – Grantee Submission, 2014
Language skills developed during preschool contribute strongly to later reading and academic achievement. Effective preschool assessment and intervention should focus on core components of language development, specifically oral language skills. The Early Language and Literacy Individual Growth and Development Indicators (IGDIs) are a set of…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Preschool Children, Language Acquisition, Emergent Literacy
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Bradfield, Tracy A.; Besner, Amanda C.; Wackerle-Hollman, Alisha K.; Albano, Anthony D.; Rodriguez, Michael C.; McConnell, Scott R. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2014
Language skills developed during preschool contribute strongly to later reading and academic achievement. Effective preschool assessment and intervention should focus on core components of language development, specifically oral language skills. The Early Language and Literacy Individual Growth and Development Indicators (IGDIs) are a set of…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Preschool Children, Language Acquisition, Emergent Literacy
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Maree, Jacobus Gideon – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2012
The Career Adapt-Abilities Scale--South African Form (CAAS) consists of four scales, each with six items that measure concern, control, curiosity, and confidence as psychosocial resources for managing occupational transitions, developmental tasks and work traumas. Internal consistency estimates for the subscale and total scores ranged from good to…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics
Frey, Sherman
In this self-concept scale for adolescents based on Havighurst's developmental task, the person is asked to read a paragraph which explains the task and to report the way he sees and feels about his ability to achieve the task in relation to what he can do, what others do, and what it takes to be successful at the task. Response is on a scale of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Developmental Tasks, Secondary Education, Self Concept Measures
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Froming, William J.; McColgan, Edgar B. – Developmental Psychology, 1979
A comparison of the two leading indices of moral development, the Defining Issues Test and the Moral Dilemma Interview, was made using 215 subjects ranging in age from 12 to 25. Correlation between the two tests was low when age, socioeconomic status, and intelligence variables were partialed out. (Author/SS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Developmental Tasks, Moral Development
Winston, Roger B., Jr.; Polkosnik, Mark C. – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1986
Summarizes reliability and validity studies reported about the Student Developmental Task Inventory, second edition (SDTI-2), an objective assessment instrument based on Chickering's theory of psychosocial development described in Education and Identity. Outlines other findings related to differences in psychosocial development. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: College Students, Developmental Tasks, Higher Education, Self Concept
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Volkmar, Fred R.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1992
Data on 52 individuals with and 62 individuals without autism were analyzed to assess developmental aspects of the DSM-III-R (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual III, Revised) diagnostic system. Findings indicate that DSM-III-R criteria are more developmentally oriented and more behaviorally specific than previous criteria, but the diagnostic…
Descriptors: Autism, Clinical Diagnosis, Developmental Stages, Developmental Tasks
Itzkowitz, Stuart G; Petrie, R. Donna – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1986
A comparison of scores for northern Black students from urban environments and published scores for southern students on the Student Developmental Task Inventory reached significance on several subtasks. (Author)
Descriptors: Blacks, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Tasks
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Dillon, Ronna; Carlson, Jerry S. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1978
The effects of performance-enhancing modifications of testing procedures of a Piagetian-type instrument were investigated for samples of elementary school-aged White, Black, and Mexican-American children. Results are discussed in terms of test validity. (JKS)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cultural Influences, Developmental Stages, Developmental Tasks
Wise, Steven L. – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1986
Presents ordering theory as a useful method in the identification and validation of logical hierarchies among tasks that measure student development. An example shows the application of ordering theory to the measurement of college students' decision making about careers. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, College Students, Decision Making, Developmental Tasks
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Picklesimer, Billie K.; Miller, Theodore K. – Journal of College Student Development, 1998
Reviews development, evaluation, and utility of the Life-Skills Development Inventory-College Form. Results taken from 553 college students establish the reliability and validity of the revised instrument for assessing life-skill achievement in college students. Implications for developmental interventions in response to identified student needs…
Descriptors: College Students, Daily Living Skills, Developmental Tasks, Higher Education
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Sisto, Fermino Fernandes – Child Study Journal, 2000
Examined validity of use of human figure drawing to evaluate cognitive development status using Piagetian tasks with 7- to 11-year-olds. Found that scores for children's drawings of a man and a woman correlated significantly with mental imaging, conservation of mass, and conservation of length, suggesting the possibility of finding patterns to…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Tests
Bentler, Peter M. – 1970
A multifactor instrument, the Bentler Interview Developmental Scale (BIDS), was used to measure developmental changes in children from birth to age 7. The device consisted of 115 age related items to which the mother responded. Data was gathered through interviews of the mothers of sample children throughout the United States. Reliability of the…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Correlation, Data Collection, Development
Winston, Roger B., Jr.; And Others – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1981
Describes the Student Developmental Task Inventory (SDTI-2) which assesses the level of student development in terms of autonomy, purpose, and intimate relationships. The development, reliability, and validity of the SDTI-2 are discussed; student uses are suggested. (RC)
Descriptors: Career Development, College Students, Developmental Tasks, Evaluation Methods
Wenner, George – 1988
The predictive validity of an original Piagetian instrument (the Piagetian Task Instrument) was compared with that of two frequently used published screening tests for children entering kindergarten: (1) the Brigance K-1 Screen, and (2) the Merrill Language Screening Test. The relative contribution of each test was determined when they were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Comparative Testing, Construct Validity
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