Validation of the Child Observation Record Advantage 1.5 Assessment Tool for Preschool Children: A Multilevel Bifactor Modeling Approach

Autor/inn/en	Akaeze, Hope O.; Wu, Jamie Heng-Chieh; Lawrence, Frank R.; Weber, Everett P.
Titel	Validation of the Child Observation Record Advantage 1.5 Assessment Tool for Preschool Children: A Multilevel Bifactor Modeling Approach
Quelle	In: Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 41 (2023) 5, S.556-574 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Akaeze, Hope O.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0734-2829
DOI	10.1177/07342829231158671
Schlagwörter	Criterion Referenced Tests; Evaluation Methods; Measures (Individuals); Measurement Techniques; Psychometrics; Child Development; Preschool Children; Observation; Multidimensional Scaling; Test Reliability; Test Validity; Predictive Validity; Longitudinal Studies; Factor Structure; Factor Analysis; Generalizability Theory; Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Messdaten; Messtechnik; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Kindesentwicklung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Beobachtung; Mehrdimensionale Analysis; Testreliabilität; Testvalidität; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Faktorenstruktur; Faktorenanalyse
Abstract	This paper reports an investigation into the psychometric properties of the COR-Advantage1.5 (COR-Adv1.5) assessment tool, a criterion-referenced observation-based instrument designed to assess the developmental abilities of children from birth through kindergarten. Using data from 8534 children participating in a state-funded preschool program for disadvantaged 4-year-olds, we employed a multilevel bifactor model to show that CORAdv1.5 has some potential as an unbiased assessment tool for tracking developmental progress in pre-kindergarten children, under a bifactor model parameterization, with fewer dimensions than were proposed by the test developer, HighScope. Examination of factor adequacy indices revealed that, despite the multidimensional structure, CORAdv1.5 items overwhelmingly reflect variance due to the general factors at the child and classroom levels. Evidence for multilevel reliability, response process validity, predictive validity, longitudinal measurement invariance, and generalizability of the items are also reported. The findings of this study have important implications for the use of COR-Adv1.5. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01