An Investigation of the DIAL as a Pre-Kindergarten Screening Instrument.

Obrzut, John E.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1981

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An Investigation of the DIAL as a Pre-Kindergarten Screening Instrument.

Obrzut, John E.; And Others

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v41 n4 p1231-41 Win 1981

Studying the validity of the Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning (DIAL), 53 kindergartners took the DIAL before school entrance and then had their Slosson Intelligence Test scores and Metropolitan Readiness Tests monitored for the school year. Preschool screening programs and their relation to the DIAL are discussed. (CE)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Creative Development, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Tests, Screening Tests, Sex Differences, Test Validity

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Developmental Indicators for the Assessment Learning; Metropolitan Readiness Tests; Slosson Intelligence Test

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