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Adaptation of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-III and Lessons Learned for Evaluating Intelligence in Low-Income Settings
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Rasheed, Muneera A.; Pham, Sofia; Memon, Uzma; Siyal, Saima; Obradovic, Jelena; Yousafzai, Aisha K. – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2018
Many global settings lack indigenous measures of child development, making the adaptation of available instruments necessary. The aim of this study was to reliably adapt the core subtests of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-III (WPPSI-III) to assess cognitive abilities in young children in rural Pakistan. A systematic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Development, Young Children, Intelligence Tests
Psychometric Properties of the HOME Inventory Using Rasch Analysis
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Glad, Johan; Kottorp, Anders; Jergeby, Ulla; Gustafsson, Carina; Sonnander, Karin – Research on Social Work Practice, 2014
Objectives: The aim of this pilot study was to explore psychometric properties of two versions of the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment Inventory in a Swedish social service sample. Method: Social workers employed at 22 Swedish child protections agencies participated in the data collection. Both classic test theory approaches and…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Item Response Theory, Foreign Countries, Social Services
The Child Care Ecology Inventory: A Domain-Specific Measure of Home-Based Child Care Quality to Promote Social Competence for School Readiness
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Rusby, Julie C.; Jones, Laura Backen; Crowley, Ryann; Smolkowski, Keith – Grantee Submission, 2013
This study investigates the reliability and validity of the Child Care Ecology Inventory (CCEI), a measure of the quality of family child care in the social domain. The CCEI focuses on research-based environmental features and caregiving practices for promoting positive social development in preschool-age children. A total of 198 family child care…
Descriptors: Child Care, Measures (Individuals), Interpersonal Competence, School Readiness
A Factor Analytic Study of the HOME Scale for Infants.
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Stevens, Joseph H., Jr.; Bakeman, Roger – Developmental Psychology, 1985
A factor analysis was conducted on Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) item scores of low-income black and white urban mothers of infants 13 to 30 months of age to determine the extent to which the existing subscales were evident in this factor analysis.
Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Development, Factor Analysis, Infants
Reliability and Validity of the HOME Preschool Inventory in Jamaica.
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Hayes, Janice S. – Early Child Development and Care, 1997
Studied the measurement equivalence of the HOME (Home Observation for Measurement of Environment) inventory in Jamaica. Found that the factor structure in the Jamaican sample was similar to the existing HOME but not an equivalent match. Also found that items related to direct cognitive stimulation by the caregiver are more relevant…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Measurement Techniques
The HOME Inventory: A New Scale for Families of Pre- and Early Adolescent Children with Disabilities.
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Bradley, Robert H.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1992
Construction, field testing with children with disabilities, and analysis of the preliminary version of the Preadolescent Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (PA-HOME) are described. The paper concludes that the assessment is a reasonably reliable scale with moderate correlations with other measures of the family environment.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Family Environment, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
An Analysis of Selected Measures of Child Well-Being for Use at School- and Community-Based Family Resource Centers
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Smith, Mieko K.; Brun, Carl F. – Child Welfare, 2006
This article describes standardized instruments designed to measure physical and emotional health outcomes among children for a statewide implementation of community- and school-based family resource centers. It includes descriptive and psychometric information, strengths and weaknesses of two measures of physical well-being, and four measures of…
Descriptors: Children, Measures (Individuals), Well Being, Physical Health