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Revision and Restandardization of a Preschool Screening Test: DIAL Becomes DIAL-R.
Mardell-Czudnowski, Carol; Goldenberg, Dorothea – Journal of the Division for Early Childhood, 1984
A widely used preschool screening test, DIAL (Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning) was revised and restandardized on a national sample of 2,447 children. The rationale for the test construction and test standardization are discussed and the establishment of norms in the form of cut-off points are described. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Preschool Education, Preschool Tests, Screening Tests
The Performance of Normal French-Canadian Preschool Children on DIAL-R and the K-ABC.
Mardell-Czudnowski, Carol; And Others – Canadian Journal for Exceptional Children, 1987
Thirty French-speaking Quebec preschoolers were administered translated versions of the Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning-Revised (DIAL-R) and the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC). Discussion focuses on aspects of translation and content requiring further modification, and on issues regarding use of translated…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Foreign Countries, Preschool Children
The Use of the Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning-Revised (DIAL-R) Preschool Screening Test for the Early Identification of Learning Disabled Children in a Canadian Population.
Derevensky, Jeffrey L.; Mardell-Czudnowski, Carol – 1986
This study investigated whether the Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning-Revised (DIAL-R) norms, established with American children, are applicable to a Canadian population. Based on an early childhood model which incorporates ecological validity as well as predictive validity, the DIAL-R assesses three areas: motor, concepts…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Correlation, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences