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Kachergis, George; Marchman, Virginia A.; Dale, Philip S.; Mankewitz, Jessica; Frank, Michael C. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: Measuring the growth of young children's vocabulary is important for researchers seeking to understand language learning as well as for clinicians aiming to identify early deficits. The MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories (CDIs) are parent report instruments that offer a reliable and valid method for measuring early…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Vocabulary Development, English, Spanish
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Oakland, Thomas; Callueng, Carmelo; Harris, Josette G. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2012
The use of individually administered measures of intelligence and other cognitive abilities requires clinicians to monitor a client's test behaviors, given the need for a client to be engaged fully, attentive, and cooperative during the testing process. The use of standardized and norm-referenced measures of test-taking behaviors facilitates this…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Student Behavior, Children, Intelligence Quotient
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Kieffer, Michael J. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2012
Using nationally-representative, longitudinal data on a cohort of Spanish-speaking English language learners in the U.S., this study investigated the extent to which early oral language proficiency in Spanish and English predicts later levels and rates of growth in English reading. Latent growth models indicated that both Spanish and English…
Descriptors: Evidence, Listening Comprehension, Speech Communication, Oral Language
McCoy, Leah P., Ed. – Online Submission, 2011
This document presents the proceedings of 16th Annual Research Forum held June 15, 2011, at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Included herein are the following 25 action research papers: (1) The Effects of Prompted Math Journaling on Algebra 1 Students' Achievement and Attitudes (Heidi I. Arnold); (2) Group Work and Attitude…
Descriptors: United States History, Listening Comprehension, Photography, Current Events