The Sustainable Development Goals mandate that by 2030, all children should have access to quality early child development opportunities, healthcare and pre-primary education. Yet validated measures of ECD in low and middle income countries (LMICs) are rare. To address this gap, a Systematic Review (SR) of measures available to profile the…

Play is a significant aspect of preschool curricula. We report two studies that examine the effects of play-related variables: length of free play, type of language instructional approach, degree of structure of free play, and amount of teacher involvement in communication with peers. For each study, we target three dependent variables: rate of…

Applied an approach to the interpretation of test profiles to the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities. This resulted in differences required for significance that are two points greater than those suggested by an alternate technique. (Author)

This correlational study was part of an experimental project study on abused and non-abused children between the ages of two months and six years. Thirty-one children were administered the Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID) and the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA). To determine the extent of MSCA and BSID relationship,…

The McCarthy Scales, which were designed to assess general intellectual abilities in the 2 1/2 to 8 1/2 age-range, are described and criticized on the basis of substantial experience in their use as a research instrument. It is concluded that they are particularly useful for the assessment of the preschooler. (Author)

Tested the factor structure of the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities in preschool children (N=141). Found existence of Verbal factor and other Perceptual-Performance factor was confirmed and the Quantitative and Memory factors appear undifferentiated. Found subtests which make up the Motor scale do not constitute a single factor. (Author/ABL)

Two highly contrasting models of preschool education for mildly handicapped children were compared. Direct Instruction led to greater gains on the Test of Early Language Development and the Basic Language Concepts test. Mediated Learning led to greater gains on the McCarthy Verbal and Memory scales and Mean Length of Utterance measure. (Author/VW)

It was found that the General Cognitive Index scores of the McCarthy Scales correlated well with the Stanford-Binet IQ scores. However, 40 of the 44 subjects scored higher on the Stanford-Binet than on the McCarthy Scales. (Author)

Scatter on the five specific scales in the McCarthy was examined to explore the types of ability profiles exhibited by normal children. Contrary to the common stereotype of "flat" profiles, normal children aged 2-1/2 to 8-1/2 years evidenced much variability in their performance on the various cognitive and motor dimensions. (Author)

The Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) has recently undergone a major revision and restandardization to update its 20-year-old norms, extend the age range down to age 3 and up to age 7 years, update and revise its test items, and increase its appeal to young children. This paper presents the results of a concurrent…

Research supports the reliability and validity of the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA); but its concurrent validity with conventional intelligence tests suggests that the McCarthy General Cognitive Index and Intelligence Quotient are not comparable. The MCSA eliminates certain weaknesses found in similar tests: the Stanford-Binet and…

Overall findings were interpreted from a developmental perspective, and the data were shown to offer evidence for the contruct validity of the MSCA. (Author/RC)

Describes a program for identifying potentially noncategorical disabled children while still at the preschool ages (3, 4, 5) and appropriate corrective programs. (Author/RK)

The relationship of family constellation and sociocultural variables to intellectual performance was examined. A language/schooling factor consisting of language of child and parents, parents' schooling attainment, and country of parents' education was the best predictor of intellectual performance. (Author/GK)

The McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA) was subjected to factor analysis to determine the test's validity. Results suggest that clinical interpretation should be made cautiously until further exploration of the construct validity and sex differences in the MSCA can be conducted. (Author)