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Dermen, Diran; Meissner, Judith A. – 1972
The Preschool Embedded Figures Test (PEFT), based partly on the Children's Embedded Figures Test, is a measure of field independence, or analytic functioning. It is intended to investigate the development of psychological differentiation in children as young as age three. The PEFT contains 27 black and white drawings (3 practice drawings and 24…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, Data Analysis
Shipman, Virginia C.; Lindstrom, David R. – 1972
This is the second of two measures designed for this study to test the child's vigor. The measure consists of instructing the child to turn a large wooden crank, mounted on a stand, as fast as he can until the E says to stop. Two trials of 15 second each, preceded by a practice trial, were presented. The score was the number of turns completed in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Data Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Testing
Download full textStanford Research Inst., Menlo Park, CA. – 1972
This final report on the Preliminary Evaluation of Planned Variation in Head Start According to Follow Through Approaches is a detailed account of the field testing and implementation activities performed during the 1969-1972 period, with emphasis on the second and third years. The sections of the report are as follows: I. Introduction; II.…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Youth
Dermen, Diran – 1972
The Picture Completion subtest of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence was included in this study as a measure of analytic functioning, an aspect of psychological differentiation. Twelve of the 23 items on the test were taken from the WISC and 11 were new. The child is shown a series of 23 pictures, each of which has some…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Data Analysis
Gilbert, Lynn E.; Shipman, Virginia C. – 1972
The Preschool Inventory is the task in this battery most clearly associated with general cognitive development. It measures a range of verbal, quantitative, and perceptual-motor skills. The Inventory was first developed as a general achievement measure for Head Start children. The 1970 edition of the Inventory contains 64 items in four areas:…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Data Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth
New York Univ., NY. Inst. for Developmental Studies. – 1965
The tests described in this index are used by the Institute for Developmental Studies in its principal areas of research and do not include recently developed tests. The research at the Institute is concerned with (1) the relationship of differing environments to language development, (2) classroom communication between teachers and children of…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Tests, Behavior Rating Scales, Child Development
University City School District, MO. – 1969
A 30-minute screening battery of tests and subtests selected from the complete 90-minute battery used in USOE Prekindergarten-Kindergarten research plus three locally developed instruments were identified as the most satisfactory single measures of cognitive, motor, auditory, visual, visual-motor coordination, and language development to provide…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Basic Skills, Behavior Rating Scales, Cognitive Development
