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Barghaus, Katherine M.; Henderson, Cassandra M.; Fantuzzo, John W.; Brumley, Benjamin; Coe, Kristen; LeBoeuf, Whitney A.; Weiss, Emily M. – Early Education and Development, 2023
Research Findings: This study provides psychometric validation of the Classroom Engagement Scale (CES), a 14-item, teacher-report, formative assessment of behavioral engagement. It is currently used for all kindergarten children in a large, urban school district where it is embedded in the report card. Multi-level factor analysis revealed two…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Measurement Techniques, Kindergarten, Urban Schools
Lambert, Richard; Kim, Do-Hong; Burts, Diane – Center for Educational Measurement and Evaluation, 2015
This report is focused on an evaluation of the measurement properties of the scale scores and teacher ratings that result from the use of the GOLD assessment system with children in kindergarten classrooms. Several states have chosen to implement GOLD widely for kindergarten entry assessment. The purpose of this report is to examine statistical…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Measurement Techniques, Scores, Preschool Children
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Pakarinen, Eija; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina; Poikkeus, Anna-Maija; Kiuru, Noona; Siekkinen, Martti; Rasku-Puttonen, Helena; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – Early Education and Development, 2010
Research Findings: This study examined the validity and reliability of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS; R. C. Pianta, K. M. La Paro, & B. K. Hamre, 2008) in Finnish kindergartens. A pair of trained observers used the CLASS to observe 49 kindergarten teachers (47 female, 2 male) on two different days. Questionnaires measuring…
Descriptors: Scoring, Factor Analysis, Kindergarten, Foreign Countries
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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