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Stolt, Suvi – First Language, 2023
Few studies provide information on the reliability and validity of parental report instruments when assessing the language skills of pre-school-aged children. This study investigates the internal consistency and concurrent validity of the parental report instrument, the Finnish version of the Communicative Development Inventory III (FinCDI III),…
Descriptors: Finno Ugric Languages, Parent Attitudes, Phonology, Vocabulary Development
Takala, Sauli – 1985
Issues related to the estimation of individuals' vocabulary size are discussed, including the rationale for vocabulary size research and the psychological, pedagogical, and quantitative approaches to vocabulary research and methodological problems associated with them. Some results from a large-scale assessment of Finnish comprehensive school…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods
Julkunen, Kyosti – 1992
A study conducted in Finland investigated the relationships between trait and test anxiety and low and high achievement in 552 sixth- and eighth-graders. Before the final English language test of the spring term, the students responded to a questionnaire concerning worry, tension, test-irrelevant thoughts, physical reactions (e.g., rapid…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries