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Peer reviewedFrance, Gary A.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979
The Yellow Brick Road was administered to preschool children. Normative data were obtained via a principal-components analysis. Results indicated that all subscales tapped a common factor. The auditory subscale appeared to be the best overall predictor. More normative date are needed regarding this first-grade-readiness test. (Author)
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Measures (Individuals), Prediction, Preschool Children
Peer reviewedDenson, Teri A.; Michael, William B. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1974
Descriptors: Kindergarten Children, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity, Preschool Education
Peer reviewedShort, Margaret A.; Fincher, George N. – Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, 1983
Development of a screening tool for detecting developmental disabilities and at-risk conditions in younger children is described. Data obtained from this tool are correlated with two other widely used screening instruments. Future research should continue to explore the interrelationship of items on screening instruments to obtain valid and…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Diagnostic Tests, Learning Disabilities, Preschool Education
Wendt, Robert N. – Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning, 1979
Questions are raised regarding the appropriateness of testing children for school readiness from both a conceptual standpoint and in terms of the negative reactions created in both children and parents. (JD)
Descriptors: Individual Development, Learning Readiness, Preschool Children, Preschool Tests
Download full textSimner, Marvin L. – 1982
The Printing Performance School Readiness Test is an empirically derived instrument designed to aid in the early identification of preschool children who are at risk for school failure. The test is based on the outcome of a research program dealing with various aspects of children's printing that involved over 400 normal, non-repeating, native…
Descriptors: Guides, Handwriting Skills, Preschool Education, Preschool Tests
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 reviewedDukes, Lenell; Buttery, Thomas J. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
Pearson product-moment correlations were computed for selected subtests of The Gesell Developmental Test and The Meeting Street School Screening Test. The selected subtests are moderately correlated, suggesting that either test might be used in a battery. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Correlation, Predictive Measurement, Preschool Education
Brennan, Maurine – 1985
This report, one of several prepared for a comprehensive policy study of early childhood education in Illinois, provides a technical review of the following twelve instruments for screening, assessing, and diagnosing young children's readiness for school: Brigance Diagnostic Inventory of Early Development; Brigance K & 1 Screen for Kindergarten…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Maturity Tests, Preschool Education
Peer reviewedReynolds, Cecil R. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1978
Primary school children were administered the Draw-A-Design and Draw-A Child subtests of the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities in a group setting. Results suggest that the McCarthy drawing tests may be administered validly in a group format, and that these scores are significantly related to school achievement. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Correlation, Freehand Drawing
Peer reviewedMeisels, Samuel J. – Young Children, 1987
Commenting on the Gesell Institute's response to his original article concerning the Gesell assessments, Dr. Meisels continues to maintain that the Gesell readiness tests lack sufficient proof of validity. (BB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Kindergarten, Predictive Measurement
Peer reviewedKlein, Alice E. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1977
The ability of the Screening Test of Academic Readiness to predict academic achievement was assessed through using two samples of beginning kindergarten pupils from two successive years in a large midwest suburban school district. The test proved to be a fairly effective predictor. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Kindergarten Children, Predictive Measurement
Peer reviewedYoung Children, 1987
Responding to Dr. Meisels' article concerning the uses and abuses of the Gesell readiness tests, the Gesell Institute of Child development maintains that the Gesell series of assessments are used by schools to gain a fuller developmental understanding of the child and have been predictive of school success. (BB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Predictive Measurement
Peer reviewedBondy, Andrew S.; And Others – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
A comparison was made between the Slosson Intelligence Test and the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities for 44 minority preschoolers. The mean Slosson score was 13.8 points higher than the mean McCarthy score. The correlation between the scores was .81. Effects of inflated Slosson scores for screening purposes are considered. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Correlation, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests, Minority Group Children
Shaeffer, Margaret B.; Hook, James – American School Board Journal, 1993
Extra-year programs for children in kindergarten and first grade are not cost effective and have a tendency to keep children out of school. What does work is a developmentally appropriate curriculum for the primary grades that emphasizes integrated learning across the curriculum, small group instruction, and mixed-age grouping. (MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Grade 1, Grade Repetition
Pontiac City School District, MI. – 1974
This objective referenced test for an early childhood education program was written after examination of approximately 20 tests designed for evaluation of preschoolers. The test measures the attainment of performance objectives in self-awareness, language skills, cognitive skills, career awareness, and determines whether youngsters are ready for…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Careers, Cognitive Ability, Criterion Referenced Tests
