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Naglieri, Jack A.; LeBuffe, Paul; Shapiro, Valerie B. – Psychology in the Schools, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability of the eight-item Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA)-mini and its validity in relation to the 72-item version DESSA. The sample included teacher ratings for 1,234 children in kindergarten through eighth grade who comprised the standardization sample. The median alpha reliability…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Test Reliability
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Bordignon, Catherine M.; Lam, Tony C. M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
The early childhood educational field has garnered attention with initiatives to foster skill acquisition in young children prior to kindergarten entry. These initiatives, in conjunction with the rigorous demands of curricular reform and a burgeoning accountability movement, invoke questions regarding the adequacy of the instruments used to assess…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Kindergarten, Young Children, Predictive Validity