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Peer reviewedTelegdy, Gabriel A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1974
Explores the relationship between socioeconomic status and the school readiness of kindergarten children as measured by four frequently used readiness tests. Results indicate that low-socioeconomic status children, regardless of sex, score significantly less well than middle socioeconomic status children. (Author)
Descriptors: Economic Status, Kindergarten Children, Learning Readiness, Preschool Tests
Peer reviewedReynolds, Cecil R. – Journal of School Psychology, 1980
Major preschool tests (N=7) were administered and the results studied to find evidence of racial or sex bias. No evidence of sexual or racial dimorphism in the early structure of cognitive abilities was discovered. (Author/LAB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Kindergarten Children, Preschool Education, Preschool Tests
Download full textReynolds, Cecil R. – 1980
Determination of the fairness of preschool tests for use with children of varying cultural backgrounds is the major objective of this study. The predictive validity of a battery of preschool tests, chosen to represent the core areas of preschool assessment, across race and sex, was evaluated. Validity of the battery was examined over a 12-month…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Grade 1, Kindergarten Children, Predictive Validity
