ERIC Number: EJ793266
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 15
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-1534-5084
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Development of an Integrated Computer-Based Assessment System for Early Childhood Programs
Bennett, Deborah E.; Arvidson, Helen H.; Giorgetti, Karen
Assessment for Effective Intervention, v29 n2 p1-15 2004
This article describes the development of a computer-based assessment system for children in early childhood programs, The Indiana Assessment System of Educational Proficiencies: Early Childhood (IASEP: EC). Skills in five developmental domains (i.e., cognitive, communication, social, sensory motor, and self-help) were selected and content validated using a representative stakeholder and expert panel process. Resulting indicators were included in assessment software and piloted with 40 teachers and 128 children between the ages of 3 and 6 years. Analysis of core ratings yielded four separate factors: language development, social development, sensory motor development, and self-help skills. The rotated factor structure was largely consistent with the initial domain structure. Correlations between IASEP: EC domain ratings and the Speed DIAL and Picture Naming Task suggest a strong positive relationship between the developmental constructs measured by each. Initial results would lend support for the reliability and validity of the IASEP: EC rating system. Implications for using teacher ratings with portfolio evidence as a means of providing comprehensive documentation of child growth are discussed. (Contains 7 tables.)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Student Evaluation, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Social Development, Motor Development, Language Acquisition, Performance Based Assessment, Construct Validity, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills, Correlation, Factor Structure
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indiana
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