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Selected Psychometric Characteristics of the Peabody Mathematics Readiness Test.

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Gilley, William F.; And Others – Psychology: A Journal of Human Behavior, 1988

Administered Peabody Mathematics Readiness Test to 325 students in kindergarten through second grade to investigate selected psychometric characteristics of the test. Found low item-to-item correlations; results did not support factor structure suggested by test's authors or proposed hierarchical structure. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Factor Structure, Learning Readiness, Mathematics, Primary Education

Primary Childhood School Success Scale.

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Seagraves, Margaret C. – 1995

The purpose of this research study was to build and pilot a psychometric instrument, the Primary Childhood School Success Scale (PCSSS), to identify behaviors needed for children to be successful in first grade. Fifty-two teacher responses were collected. The instrument had a reliability coefficient (Alpha) of 0.95, a mean of 13.26, and a variance…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Cognitive Development