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Center for Innovation in Assessment (NJ1), 2007
Research was conducted to evaluate how well the "Indiana Reading Assessment--Kindergarten" evaluates various reading skills of kindergarten students. Multiple analyses were conducted; while the results of all the analyses were encouraging, the results derived from the concurrent validity study were most significant. All correlations were…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Interrater Reliability
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Albiero, Paolo; Matricardi, Giada; Speltri, Daniela; Toso, Diana – Journal of Adolescence, 2009
The present study examined the validity of the Basic Empathy Scale (BES) [Jolliffe, D., & Farrington, D. P. (2006a). Development and validation of the Basic Empathy Scale. "Journal of Adolescence," 29, 589-611; Jolliffe, D., & Farrington, D. P. (2006b). Examining the relationship between low empathy and bullying. "Aggressive…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Aggression, Factor Structure, Adolescents
Lai, Cheng-Fei; Nese, Joseph F. T.; Jamgochian, Elisa M.; Alonzo, Julie; Tindal, Gerald – Behavioral Research and Teaching, 2010
In this technical report, we provide the results of a series of studies on the technical adequacy of the early reading measures available on the easyCBM[R] assessment system. The results from the two-level hierarchical linear growth model analyses suggest that the reliability of the slope estimates for the easyCBM[R] reading measures are strong,…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Early Reading, Reading Tests
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Lembke, Erica S.; Foegen, Anne; Whittaker, Tiffany A.; Hampton, David – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2008
The purpose of this study was to examine the use of three early numeracy measures to monitor the mathematics progress of students across time. One hundred and seven kindergarten and Grade 1 students were administered quantity discrimination, number identification, and missing-number measures once each month for 7 months. Alternate form reliability…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Numeracy, Reliability, Identification
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Olswang, Lesley B.; Svensson, Liselotte; Coggins, Truman E.; Beilinson, Jill S.; Donaldson, Amy L. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2006
Purpose: To explore the utility of time-interval analysis for documenting the reliability of coding social communication performance of children in classroom settings. Of particular interest was finding a method for determining whether independent observers could reliably judge both occurrence and duration of ongoing behavioral dimensions for…
Descriptors: Reliability, Coding, Intervals, Kindergarten
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Aouad, Julie; Savage, Robert – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2009
The simple view of reading (SVR) provides a conceptual framework for describing the processes involved when readers comprehend text. Strong evidence for the SVR comes from factor-analytic studies showing dissociations between decoding and comprehension skills. The aim of the present study is to investigate whether predecoding and comprehension…
Descriptors: Listening Comprehension, Early Intervention, Psychologists, School Psychologists
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Nelson, Jason M. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2008
This study investigated the psychometric properties of a group-administered early literacy measure, the Mountain Shadows Phonemic Awareness Scale (MS-PAS), using a kindergarten sample (N = 213). The MS-PAS was compared to the "Test of Phonological Awareness-Second Edition: Plus" (TOPA-2+). Results indicated excellent internal consistency…
Descriptors: Phonemics, Phonological Awareness, Phonemic Awareness, Test Validity
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Georgiou, George K.; Manolitsis, George; Nurmi, Jari-Erik; Parrila, Rauno – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2010
We examined the importance of children's classroom activity, defined as task-focused versus task-avoidance behavior, on different literacy outcomes in an orthographically consistent language. Greek children (n=95) were tested in kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2 on measures of general cognitive ability, phonological awareness, RAN, and short-term…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2
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Liu-Yan; Pan-Yuejuan – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2008
The authors present the development and the validation of the four-dimensional, twenty-five-item, five-point Kindergarten Environment Rating Scale (KERS). The Cohen's Kappa of the items indicates acceptable reliability for the instrument. The content validity and confirmatory factor analysis indicates that the data obtained using the KERS could…
Descriptors: Content Validity, Construct Validity, Reliability, Rating Scales
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Truxaw, Mary P.; Gorgievski, Nicholas; DeFranco, Thomas C. – School Science and Mathematics, 2008
This article documents the development and use of a survey instrument designed to measure K-8 mathematics teachers' perceptions about discourse in mathematics classes. In particular, the 5-point Likert-type survey sought to address teachers' perceptions of their use of dialogic (dialogue to construct new meaning), univocal (conveying information),…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Attitudes
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Ritchey, Kristen D. – Exceptional Children, 2008
This article compares 2 fluency-based assessments of letter sound knowledge: letter sound fluency and nonsense word fluency (NWF). Ninety-one children were administered both assessments 5 times during the second half of kindergarten. The assessments were comparable for concurrent and predictive criterion-related validity at single points. The…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Validity, Reading Fluency, Kindergarten
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Ketelaars, Mieke P.; Cuperus, Juliane M.; van Daal, John; Jansonius, Kino; Verhoeven, Ludo – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The present study examines the validity of the Dutch Children's Communication Checklist (CCC) for children in kindergarten in a community sample, in order to assess the feasibility of using it as a screening instrument in the general population. Teachers completed the CCC for a representative sample of 1396 children at kindergarten level, taken…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Emotional Problems, Language Impairments, Construct Validity
Seethaler, Pamela M. – ProQuest LLC, 2008
The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability, validity, and predictive utility of 3 measures for screening kindergarten students for risk for math difficulty (MD). The screening measures assessed number sense and computational fluency, constructs central to typical early mathematical development. Conceptual and operational outcomes…
Descriptors: Prediction, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Predictive Validity
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McCombs, Barbara L.; Daniels, Denise H.; Perry, Kathryn E. – Elementary School Journal, 2008
This research focused on finding ways to assess instructional practices in grades kindergarten through 3 that are consistent with the American Psychological Association's Learner-Centered Psychological Principles. In several stages of research, conducted with over 2,100 children and their 124 teachers in several states, specific instructional…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes, Primary Education
Doabler, Christian; Smolkowski, Keith; Fien, Hank; Kosty, Derek B.; Cary, Mari Strand – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2010
In this paper, the authors report research focused directly on the validation of the Coding of Academic Teacher-Student interactions (CATS) direct observation instrument. They use classroom information gathered by the CATS instrument to better understand the potential mediating variables hypothesized to influence student achievement. Their study's…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Curriculum Based Assessment, Observation, Construct Validity
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