ERIC Number: EJ1070549
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Sep
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0734-2829
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Psychometric Properties of the Working Memory Rating Scale for Spanish-Speaking English Language Learners
Guzman-Orth, Danielle; Grimm, Ryan; Gerber, Michael; Orosco, Michael; Swanson, H. Lee; Lussier, Cathy
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, v33 n6 p555-567 Sep 2015
The Working Memory Rating Scale (WMRS) was designed as a behavioral rating tool to assist teachers in identifying students at risk of working memory difficulties. The instrument was originally normed on 417 monolingual English-speaking children from the United Kingdom. The purpose of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the WMRS on 459 first- to third-grade Spanish-speaking English Language Learners. Results indicated the one-factor model demonstrated adequate fit to the data. High convergent validity emerged with the Conners' rating scale, but weak correlations occurred with achievement, vocabulary, phonological, short-term memory, and working memory measures. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Rating Scales, Psychometrics, English Language Learners, Spanish Speaking, Educational Practices, Early Childhood Education, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Goodness of Fit, Correlation, Vocabulary, Phonological Awareness, Academic Achievement, Factor Analysis, Receptive Language, Expressive Language, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Grade 1; Primary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 2; Grade 3
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; Raven Progressive Matrices; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; Wide Range Achievement Test; Woodcock Munoz Language Survey; Woodcock Reading Mastery Test
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A090092