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Development and Standardization of a Test to Measure the Emotional and Behavioral Strengths of Preschool Children
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Epstein, Michael H.; Synhorst, Lori L.; Cress, Cynthia J.; Allen, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2009
The purpose of the present study was to document the development and standardization of the "Preschool Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale" and to examine its factor structure, internal consistency, and criterion validity. Data from a nationally representative sample (N = 1,471) of preschool children with and without disabilities were…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Predictive Validity, Disabilities, Factor Structure
Development of Test of Academic Readiness
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Kasintorn, Tanachit – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to develop a test of academic readiness for first grade instruction in Thailand. Test of Academic Readiness (TAR) consists of six domains: verbal, visual, memory, math, logical, and general knowledge. Two pilot studies were carried out and a main study tested items in those domains. Rasch model was used to assess the…
Descriptors: Content Validity, Reading Readiness Tests, Doctoral Dissertations, Foreign Countries
Development and Validation of the Preschool Temperament Classification System for Use with Teachers
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Munis, Pelin; Greenfield, Daryl B.; Henderson, Heather A.; George, J'Lene – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2007
The purpose of the current study is to describe the development and validation of a new measure of temperament, the Preschool Temperament Classification System (PTCS). The PTCS was developed as a typological measure that identifies children's temperament styles as undercontrolled, resilient, or overcontrolled. The PTCS is a time efficient…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Classification, Classroom Environment, Psychometrics
Formative Evaluation of the Early Development Instrument: Progress and Prospects
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Keating, Daniel P. – Early Education and Development, 2007
This article is a commentary for the special issue on the Early Development Instrument (EDI), a community tool to assess children's school readiness and developmental outcomes at a group level. The EDI is administered by kindergarten teachers, who assess their kindergarten students on 5 developmental domains: physical health and well-being, social…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Formative Evaluation, Kindergarten, Cognitive Development
The Early Development Index and Children from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds
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Li, Jianghong; D'Angiulli, Amedeo; Kendall, Garth E. – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2007
The Early Development Index (EDI) is a teacher-completed checklist, intended to be a population-level tool to measure children's readiness for school and to alert communities to potential developmental problems in children. In response to the increasing popularity of the EDI, this paper provides a critical and timely evaluation and identifies the…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Developmental Disabilities, Psychometrics, School Readiness
Development, Validation, and Field Testing of "Readiness" Instruments for the State of Hawai'i: Schools Ready for Children and Children Ready for School
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Brandt, Mary E.; Grace, Donna – Educational Perspectives, 2005
The purpose of this article is to develop, validate, and field test two readiness assessment instruments, "Schools Ready for Children" and "Children Ready for School." The authors first describe the development of the assessment instrument dealing with policies and practices of "ready" schools. The items on this…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Learning Readiness, School Readiness, Program Validation