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McKenzie, Karen; Paxton, Donna; Murray, George; Milanesi, Paula; Murray, Aja Louise – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The study outlines the evaluation of an intellectual disability screening tool, the "Child and Adolescent Intellectual Disability Screening Questionnaire" ("CAIDS-Q"), with two age groups. A number of aspects of the reliability and validity of the "CAIDS-Q" were assessed for these two groups, including inter-rater reliability, convergent and…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Validity, Interrater Reliability, Measures (Individuals)
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Holm, Inger; Tveter, Anne Therese; Aulie, Vibeke Smith; Stuge, Britt – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the intra- and inter-tester reliability of the movement assessment battery for children-second edition (MABC-2), ageband 2. We wanted to analyze the collected data, with adequate statistical methods, to provide relevant recommendations for physical therapists who are interpreting changes in the context…
Descriptors: Physical Therapy, Correlation, Scores, Error of Measurement
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Hua, Jing; Gu, Guixiong; Meng, Wei; Wu, Zhuochun – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
The aim of this paper was to examine the validity and reliability of age band 1 of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition (MABC-2) in preparation for its standardization in mainland China. Interrater and test-retest reliability of the MABC-2 was estimated using Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC). Cronbach's alpha for…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Test Items, Foreign Countries, Psychometrics
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Wigham, Sarah; McConachie, Helen; Tandos, Jonathan; Le Couteur, Ann S. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
This is the first UK study to report the reliability, validity, and factor structure of the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) in a general population sample. Parents of 500 children (aged 5-8 years) in North East England completed the SRS. Profiles of scores were similar to USA norms, and a single factor structure was identified. Good construct…
Descriptors: Reliability, Validity, Factor Structure, Psychological Testing
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Wu, Yen-Tzu; Chen, Wei J.; Hsieh, Wu-Shiun; Chen, Pau-Chung; Liao, Hua-Fang; Su, Yi-Ning; Jeng, Suh-Fang – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
There has been limited epidemiologic information concerning preschoolers' behavioral and emotional problems in Eastern societies. This study was therefore aimed to investigate behavioral and emotional problems in a large sample of Taiwanese preschoolers using the Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 1.5-5 (CBCL/1.5-5). The CBCL/1.5-5 was scored by…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Emotional Problems, Preschool Children, Child Behavior
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Leung, Cynthia; Lo, S. K.; Leung, Shirley S. L. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The aim of this study was to validate a questionnaire on academic competence behaviour for use with Chinese preschool children in Hong Kong. A parent version and a teacher version were developed and evaluated. The participants included 457 children (230 boys and 227 girls) aged four and five years old, their preschool teachers and their parents.…
Descriptors: Validity, Developmental Disabilities, Reliability, Preschool Children
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Kambas, A.; Venetsanou, F.; Giannakidou, D.; Fatouros, I. G.; Avloniti, A.; Chatzinikolaou, A.; Draganidis, D.; Zimmer, R. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Given the negative influence of motor difficulties on people's quality of life their early identification seems to be crucial and consequently the information provided by a sound assessment tool is of great importance. The aim of this study was to examine the suitability of the MOT 4-6 (Zimmer & Volkamer, 1987) for use with preschoolers in…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Preschool Children, Identification, Psychomotor Skills
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Ellinoudis, Theodoros; Evaggelinou, Christina; Kourtessis, Thomas; Konstantinidou, Zoe; Venetsanou, Fotini; Kambas, Antonis – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine specific aspects of the reliability and validity of age band 1 of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition (MABC-2) (Henderson, Sugden, & Barnett, 2007) in Greek preschool children. One hundred and eighty-three children participated in the study; the children ranged in age from 36 to…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Preschool Children, Program Effectiveness, Factor Analysis