Evaluating the Adequacy of Social-Emotional Measures in Early Childhood

Autor/inn/en	Gokiert, Rebecca J.; Georgis, Rebecca; Tremblay, Melissa; Krishnan, Vijaya; Vandenberghe, Christine; Lee, Clara
Titel	Evaluating the Adequacy of Social-Emotional Measures in Early Childhood
Quelle	In: Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 32 (2014) 5, S.441-454 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0734-2829
DOI	10.1177/0734282913516718
Schlagwörter	Social Development; Emotional Development; Intervention; Measures (Individuals); Identification; Reliability; Validity; Usability; Preschool Children; Screening Tests; Evaluation Criteria; Child Behavior Checklist; Scales of Independent Behavior; Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Entwicklung; Gefühlsbildung; Messdaten; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Reliabilität; Gültigkeit; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Screening-Verfahren
Abstract	Technical adequacy and usability are important considerations in selecting early childhood social-emotional (SE) screening and assessment measures. As identification of difficulties can be tied to programming, intervention, accountability, and funding, it is imperative that practitioners and decision makers select appropriate and quality measures from the plethora of measures available. This study systematically reviewed and evaluated the technical adequacy and usability of 10 commonly used SE assessment and screening measures, using a framework for evaluating selected properties of measures (e.g., reliability, validity). Through this review, it was found that there are inadequacies in many commonly used SE measures, deserving the attention of both users and developers. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10