The Student Oral Language Observation Matrix: A Psychometric Study with Preschoolers

Autor/inn/en	Dennis, Lindsay R.; Krach, S. Kathleen; McCreery, Michael P.; Navarro, Sarah
Titel	The Student Oral Language Observation Matrix: A Psychometric Study with Preschoolers
Quelle	In: Assessment for Effective Intervention, 45 (2019) 1, S.65-72 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Krach, S. Kathleen)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-5084
DOI	10.1177/1534508418782624
Schlagwörter	Preschool Children; Oral Language; Observation; Language Skills; Psychometrics; Test Reliability; Test Validity; Intelligence Tests; Verbal Ability; Vocabulary; Language Tests; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Beobachtung; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Testreliabilität; Testvalidität; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Mündliche Leistung; Wortschatz; Language test; Sprachtest
Abstract	The Student Oral Language Observation Matrix (SOLOM) is an assessment of oral language skills. The aim of this study was to examine psychometric properties of the SOLOM for preschoolers through (a) use of internal consistency methods to assess the reliability of the scores from the SOLOM and (b) examination of criterion-related validity by comparing the SOLOM with the "Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test--Fourth Edition" (PPVT-4). SOLOM internal consistency reliability was calculated using coefficient alpha; criterion-related validity was calculated using Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients between the SOLOM and PPVT-4 scores of 90 preschool children. Results indicate that the SOLOM exhibits strong internal consistency reliability with criterion-related validity in the low to moderately correlated range. While additional research is necessary, results provide psychometric support for the use of the SOLOM as an informal assessment tool to be used by preschool teachers. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01