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The Factor Structure of the Behavior Rating Scale of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development-II: Cross-Sample, Cross-Sectional, and Cross-Method Investigations of Construct Validity.
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Wasserman, John D.; And Others – 1993
The original Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID) have been among the most popular measures of performance and aptitude of infants. In this study, the construct validity of scores on the Behavior Rating Scale of the revised Bayley Scales, the BSID-II, was investigated using national standardization and clinical samples of children ranging in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aptitude Tests, Behavior Rating Scales, Child Development
The Role of Rewording and Context Personalization in the Solving of Mathematical Word Problems.
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Davis-Dorsey, Judy; And Others – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1991
The impact of personalizing mathematical word problems and rewording them for explicitness was tested with 68 second and 59 fifth graders. Second graders benefited from personalization and rewording in combination; fifth graders benefited from personalization, not rewording. Personalization makes problems more motivating and easier to represent…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Adaptive Testing, Age Differences, Comparative Testing
Parent Child Interaction Patterns in Dyadic Problem Solving: An Application of Vygotsky's Double Stimulation Method.
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Portes, Pedro R.; And Others – 1993
Patterns of assistance in parent-child dyads were examined by developing measures that could be used to explore the nature of assistance and learner action sequences. A microgenetic approach was adopted in a teaching experiment that may be regarded as a variation of the double stimulation method of L. S. Vygotsky. A second goal was to explore the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Comparative Testing, Cross Cultural Studies