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Peer reviewedRubin, Rosalyn A. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1974
Descriptors: Learning Readiness, Norms, Predictive Measurement, Preschool Tests
Peer reviewedDenson, Teri A.; Michael, William B. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1974
Descriptors: Kindergarten Children, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity, Preschool Education
Peer reviewedObrzut, John E.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1981
Studying the validity of the Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning (DIAL), 53 kindergartners took the DIAL before school entrance and then had their Slosson Intelligence Test scores and Metropolitan Readiness Tests monitored for the school year. Preschool screening programs and their relation to the DIAL are discussed. (CE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Creative Development, Early Childhood Education
Download full textReynolds, Cecil R. – 1980
Determination of the fairness of preschool tests for use with children of varying cultural backgrounds is the major objective of this study. The predictive validity of a battery of preschool tests, chosen to represent the core areas of preschool assessment, across race and sex, was evaluated. Validity of the battery was examined over a 12-month…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Grade 1, Kindergarten Children, Predictive Validity
Bittner, Marguerite L.; And Others – 1968
Five groups of children were tested, and their test performances were compared. Experimental group one (X-1) consisted of 105 children who had attended a yearlong Preschool Readiness Center program. Experimental group two (X-2) consisted of 93 children who had attended a summer Head Start program. Control groups one and two (C-1 and C-2) consisted…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups
Nimnicht, Glen; And Others – 1967
The New Nursery School (NNS) program was set up to help 3- and 4-year-old, Spanish-surnamed, environmentally deprived children. The objectives set were (1) to improve self-image, (2) to increase perceptual acuity, (3) to improve language ability, and (4) to improve problem-solving and concept-formation skills. The school is organized as an…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Disadvantaged Environment, Enrichment Activities, Language Skills
Hirst, Wilma E.; And Others – 1969
In a 3-year longitudinal study, approximately 300 kindergarten children were selected for testing in the kindergarten and first and second grades to determine predictor variables of future success in reading and arithmetic. Results of the research tended to indicate that age and intelligence test scores were not good predictors of first and second…
Descriptors: Age, Arithmetic, Correlation, Grade 1
Rubin, Rosalyn A.; And Others – 1976
Relationships between performance on two preschool administrations of the Metropolitan Readiness Tests (MRT) and Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) scores at age nine were examined for a sample of 732 children. Significant correlations, ranging from .50 to .71, were obtained between readiness scores and SAT scores on reading, spelling and arithmetic.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Classification, Correlation
