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Developing and Evaluating an Assessment of Preschoolers' Science and Engineering Knowledge
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Lauren Westerberg – ProQuest LLC, 2024
A major challenge to promoting effective early science and engineering education is the lack of reliable and validated assessments that align with current educational guidelines for science and engineering. Existing early science and engineering assessments either cover a narrow range of concepts and practices and/or are not designed in a way to…
Descriptors: Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Education, Preschool Evaluation, Preschool Tests
Incorporating Evidence-Based Gamification and Machine Learning to Assess Preschool Executive Function: A Feasibility Study
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Cassondra M. Eng; Aria Tsegai-Moore; Anna V. Fisher – Grantee Submission, 2024
Computerized assessments and digital games have become more prevalent in childhood, necessitating a systematic investigation of the effects of gamified executive function assessments on performance and engagement. This study examined the feasibility of incorporating gamification and a machine learning algorithm that adapts task difficulty to…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Education, Preschool Tests
Test Review: Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence, Fourth Edition: Canadian
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Soares, Melissa A.; McCrimmon, Adam W. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2013
The Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Fourth Edition: Canadian (WPPSI-IVCDN; Wechsler, 2012), published by NCS Pearson, is a newly updated, individually administered measure of cognitive intelligence for children aged 2:6 through 7:7. Suitable for educational, clinical, and research settings, the purposes of the WPPSI-IVCDN are…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Test Reviews, Preschool Tests, Primary Education