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Meisels, Samuel J. – Young Children, 1987
Commenting on the Gesell Institute's response to his original article concerning the Gesell assessments, Dr. Meisels continues to maintain that the Gesell readiness tests lack sufficient proof of validity. (BB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Kindergarten, Predictive Measurement
Behl, Diane D.; Akers, James F. – Diagnostique, 1996
As part of a larger longitudinal study, scores of 239 children (ages 1 to 4) with disabilities on the Battelle Developmental Inventory (BDI) were compared with scores on the Woodcock-Johnson Test of Achievement (Revised) 1 to 3 years later. The BDI scores from children at or above age 2 predicted later achievement scores (mean correlation .74).…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Correlation, Developmental Delays
BROWN, ROSCOE C., JR.; HENDERSON, EDWARD – 1965
THE EXTENT TO WHICH SCORES REPRESENTING PUPILS' STATUS ON CERTAIN DEVELOPMENTAL FACTORS PREDICTED THEIR ACHIEVEMENT IN READING, ARITHMETIC, AND THE MEDIAN OF A BATTERY OF ACHIEVEMENT TESTS WAS PRESENTED. THE STUDY COVERED A PERIOD OF 4 YEARS DURING WHICH THE SAME PUPILS WERE STUDIED IN THE THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH, AND SIXTH GRADES. STUDIES OF THESE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Child Development, Elementary School Students