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Intercorrelations among Three Preschool Screening Instruments.
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Short, Margaret A.; Fincher, George N. – Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, 1983
Development of a screening tool for detecting developmental disabilities and at-risk conditions in younger children is described. Data obtained from this tool are correlated with two other widely used screening instruments. Future research should continue to explore the interrelationship of items on screening instruments to obtain valid and…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Diagnostic Tests, Learning Disabilities, Preschool Education
An Investigation of the DIAL as a Pre-Kindergarten Screening Instrument.
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Obrzut, 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
Comparison of Slosson and McCarthy Scales for Minority Pre-School Children.
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Bondy, Andrew S.; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
A comparison was made between the Slosson Intelligence Test and the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities for 44 minority preschoolers. The mean Slosson score was 13.8 points higher than the mean McCarthy score. The correlation between the scores was .81. Effects of inflated Slosson scores for screening purposes are considered. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Correlation, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests, Minority Group Children
The Reliability and Predictive Validity of the Slosson Intelligence Test for Pre-Kindergarten Pupils.
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Klein, Alice E. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1978
The ability of the Slosson Intelligence Test to predict academic achievement was assessed by using three samples of pre-kindergarten pupils from three successive years in a large midwest school district. Results indicate a moderately good predictive power of the instrument. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Childhood Education, Intelligence Tests, Learning Readiness