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Heritability in Syntactic Development: A Critique of Munsinger and Douglass
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Fahey, Virginia K.; And Others – Child Development, 1978
This critique points out weaknesses regarding the test measures used by Munsinger and Douglass and questions the validity of these measures for the ages of the children used in their study. (JMB)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Language Acquisition, Nature Nurture Controversy, Research Design
A Reply to Fahey, Kamitomo, and Cornell
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Munsinger, Harry – Child Development, 1978
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Language Acquisition, Nature Nurture Controversy, Research Design
Measuring Variability in Early Child Language: Don't Shoot the Messenger.
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Fenson, Larry; Bates, Elizabeth; Dale, Philip; Goodman, Judith; Reznick J., Steven; Thal, Donna – Child Development, 2000
Presents data showing that the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory's (CDI) large variability, lack of stability, and insufficient ability to predict early language delay are authentic reflections of individual differences in early language development rather than measurement deficiencies. Responds to critiques regarding sociodemographic…
Descriptors: Child Language, Individual Differences, Infants, Language Acquisition
Measurement Properties of the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories at Ages One and Two Years.
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Feldman, Heidi M.; Dollaghan, Christine A.; Campbell, Thomas F.; Kurs-Lasky, Marcia; Janosky, Janine E.; Paradise, Jack L. – Child Development, 2000
Psychometric properties of the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory (CDI) were examined. Findings suggested that the CDI reflects the progress of language development within the age range 10 to 27 months. Findings support caution in using results to identify individuals at risk for language deficits, to compare groups with different…
Descriptors: Child Language, Educational Attainment, Family Income, Health Insurance