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Autor/inn/en | LeBoeuf, Whitney A.; Fantuzzo, John W.; Lopez, Michael L. |
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Titel | Measurement and Population Miss-Fits: A Case Study on the Importance of Using Appropriate Measures to Evaluate Early Childhood Interventions |
Quelle | In: Applied Developmental Science, 14 (2010) 1, S.45-53 (9 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1088-8691 |
Schlagwörter | Check Lists; Behavior Problems; Early Childhood Education; Young Children; Child Behavior; Program Effectiveness; Child Development; Poverty; Evaluation Methods; Intervention; Factor Analysis; Preschool Education; United States; Child Behavior Checklist |
Abstract | This study explored the importance of using relevant measures when evaluating the effectiveness of early childhood interventions. Data from the federally-funded evaluation of the Comprehensive Child Development Program were used to examine whether the behavior measure, the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), was an appropriate tool for the diverse community-based sample of young, low-income children. Results demonstrated no confirmation of the CBCL syndromes composing the Externalizing and Internalizing behavioral dimensions used to determine program impacts. Exploratory analyses revealed that two-thirds of the clinical behavior problems included in the CBCL were of very low prevalence in this community-based sample. These findings stress the importance of measurement fit in national evaluations of early childhood programs serving these vulnerable children. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2017/4/10 |