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Universal School Readiness Screening at Kindergarten Entry
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Quirk, Matthew; Dowdy, Erin; Dever, Bridget; Carnazzo, Katherine; Bolton, Courtney – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2018
Researchers examined the concurrent and predictive validity of a brief (12-item) teacher-rated school readiness screener, the Kindergarten Student Entrance Profile (KSEP), using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis to examine associations between (N = 78) children's social-emotional (SE) and cognitive (COG) readiness with…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Educational Diagnosis, Screening Tests, Predictive Validity
Examining the Criterion Validity of CBCL and TRF Problem Scales and Items in a Large Singapore Sample
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Ang, Rebecca P.; Rescorla, Leslie A.; Achenbach, Thomas M.; Ooi, Yoon Phaik; Fung, Daniel S. S.; Woo, Bernardine – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2012
This study examined the criterion validity of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Teacher's Report Form (TRF) problem scales and items in demographically-matched Singapore samples of referred and non-referred children (840 in each sample for the CBCL and 447 in each sample for the TRF). Internal consistency estimates for both the CBCL and TRF…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Services, Check Lists, Mental Health Programs
Can Short-Form WISC-R IQ Tests Identify Children with High Full Scale IQ?
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Dirks, Jean; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1980
Talented fourth graders were assessed on different WISC-R short-form combinations to determine which short-form was the most effective predictor of high Full Scale WISC-R IQ. Findings are of relevance to gifted assessment. (Author)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Educational Diagnosis, Gifted, High Achievement
Discriminant and Predictive Validity of the WISC-III ACID Profile among Children with Learning Disabilities.
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Watkins, Marley W.; Kush, Joseph C.; Glutting, Joseph J. – Psychology in the Schools, 1997
Tests of the validity of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Third Edition Arithmetic, Coding, Information, and Digit Span (ACID) profile among 612 students with learning disabilities revealed that the ACID profile does not efficiently separate children with disabilities from those without disabilities. No ACID cutting score significantly…
Descriptors: Children, Disability Identification, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education
The Quick Test as a Screening Device for Gifted Students.
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Hirsch, Fern J.; Hirsch, Steven J. – Psychology in the Schools, 1980
Investigated the utility of the Quick Test in screening for gifted students; 57 identified gifted students were administered forms of the Ammons Quick Test. This screening instrument was unable to identify 60% of the sample tested as gifted. (Author)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Achievement Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Gifted
An Individualized Method for Assessing the "Learning Disabled" Child.
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Webster, Raymond E.; And Others – 1977
The diagnosis of children as learning disabled (LD) has become an increasingly popular diagnostic rubric, but the operational definition of "learning disabled" remains a vague, ill-defined construct which is based upon diagnosis by exclusion of other obvious causes. Diagnostic test results and cultural and familial information taken from case…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education
Toward Objectivity in Diagnosing Learning Disabilities: Refinement of Established Procedures.
Goodman, Marvin; Mina, Elias – 1977
Variability in diagnostic procedures and a lack of valid and reliable measures led to the development of a comprehensive battery, which incorporated an operational definition of learning disabilities. The battery consisted of forms for observing these functions: intelligence, academic achievement, gross and fine motor control, visual perception,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Testing