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Garbacz, S. Andrew; Beattie, Tiffany; Masser, Julianne; DeGarmo, Dave – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2019
The purpose of the present study was to conduct an initial validation of the Positive Family Support--Strengths and Needs Assessment (PFS-SaNA) for elementary school children. The PFS-SaNA is designed as a universal screener wherein parents report on common areas their children may need additional support. Parents of children attending one…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Needs Assessment, Elementary School Students, Screening Tests
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Quirk, Matthew; Dowdy, Erin; Dever, Bridget; Carnazzo, Katherine; Bolton, Courtney – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2018
Researchers examined the concurrent and predictive validity of a brief (12-item) teacher-rated school readiness screener, the Kindergarten Student Entrance Profile (KSEP), using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis to examine associations between (N = 78) children's social-emotional (SE) and cognitive (COG) readiness with…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Educational Diagnosis, Screening Tests, Predictive Validity
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Korner, Anneliese F.; And Others – Child Development, 1991
The Neurobehavioral Assessment of the Preterm Infant instrument was developed by means of pilot, exploratory, and validation studies. The validation study tested the generalizability of results for different cohorts, test versions, hospitals, and examiners. Seven stable functions were identified: motor development; scarf sign; popliteal angle;…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cluster Analysis, Cohort Analysis, Interrater Reliability
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Trevlas, Efthimios; Grammatikopoulous, Vasilios; Tsigilis, Nikolaos; Zachopoulou, Evridiki – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2003
Examined the underlying structure and factorial validity of the Children's Playfulness Scale in evaluating preschool children's behavior. Found that factor loadings, factor variances/covariances, and error variances/covariances are invariant across calibration and validation groups, indicating the good cross-generalizability of the scale. (JPB)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Behavior, Personality Traits, Play
Merrell, Kenneth W.; Mauk, Gary W. – Diagnostique, 1993
The Battelle Developmental Inventory (BDI) was administered to 121 young children, and parents rated them with the Social Skills Rating System 2-3 years after entry into the study. Correlations between the two measures revealed very weak to modest relationships, providing limited support for the BDI as a predictive measure of future…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Rating Scales, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
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Wagner, Betty S.; Frost, Joe L. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1986
Tests the validity and reliability of a scale (Mental Development Scales: Birth to Three Years) designed to assess developmental levels of children from birth to three years. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Rating Scales, Developmental Stages, Exploratory Behavior
Dreher, Barbara B. – 1978
The Sequenced Inventory of Communication Development (SICD), which was designed for remedial programming of children with language disorders, mental retardation, and specific language problems, was given to 13 cerebral palsied preschoolers along with the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test. Time and environmental constraints required considerabLe…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cerebral Palsy, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)
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Williams, Janis M.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1995
Five-year follow-up study examined the predictive validity of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) for 39 children identified during preschool as exhibiting language impairment (n=10), behavior control deficits (n=13), or normal language and behavioral development (n=16). Results generally supported the predictive validity of the…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Disorders, Elementary Education, Intelligence Tests
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Raffetto, Allen M.; Zabarenko, Lucy M. – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1979
Paracognitive evaluation of medical training recognizes the linkage between training and specific maturational trends. After administering the Paracognitive Evaluation Form to assess medical students' performance in seminars and clinical teaching situations, hierarchical cluster analysis suggested that maturational trends were measured and that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Development, Graduate Medical Education, Higher Education