Assessing Early Literacy and Numeracy Skills among Indigenous Children with the "Performance Indicators in Primary Schools" Test

Autor/inn/en	Godfrey, John R.; Galloway, Ann
Titel	Assessing Early Literacy and Numeracy Skills among Indigenous Children with the "Performance Indicators in Primary Schools" Test
Quelle	In: Issues in Educational Research, 14 (2004) 2, S.144-155 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-7155
Schlagwörter	Numeracy; Emergent Literacy; Indigenous Populations; Test Validity; Psychometrics; Test Reliability; Performance Tests; Test Items; Difficulty Level; Test Construction; Student Evaluation; Hearing Impairments; Kindergarten; Grade 1; Grade 2; Elementary School Students; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rechenkompetenz; Frühleseunterricht; Sinti und Roma; Testvalidität; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Testreliabilität; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsermittlung; Leistungsmessung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Test content; Testaufgabe; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Testaufbau; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	This report examines the "Performance Indicators in Primary Schools" (PIPS) test as a reliable and cohesive instrument to assess early literacy and numeracy skills among Indigenous children. The process includes the examination of the reliability of the PIPS test using the Cronbach Alpha and the Split-half method with Pearson's r correlation co-efficient and the Spearman-Brown correction. Individual items are examined to ascertain their discrimination indices and their item difficulty levels. These analyses reveal that some items of the instrument should be revised to improve its suitability to assess early literacy and numeracy skills. Total scores on the two major item sub-groups are correlated with the total scores to determine the overall cohesiveness of the instrument. In spite of some possible improvements this report indicates that overall the PIPS test is a highly reliable and thus adequately valid instrument to assess early literacy and numeracy skills among Indigenous children. (Contains 7 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Western Australian Institute for Educational Research Inc. 5/202 Coode Street, Como, Western Australia 6152, Australia. e-mail: editor@iier.org.au; Web site: http://www.waier.org.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10