Assessing Early Childhood Fluid Reasoning in Low- and Middle-Income Nations: Validity of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence across Seven MAL-ED Sites

Autor/inn/en	Ruan-Iu, Linda; Pendergast, Laura L.; Rasheed, Muneera; Tofail, Fahmida; Svensen, Erling; Maphula, Angelina; Roshan, Reeba; Nahar, Baitun; Shrestha, Rita; Williams, Brittney; Schaefer, Barbara A.; Scharf, Rebecca; Caulfield, Laura E.; Seidman, Jessica; Murray-Kolb, Laura E.
Titel	Assessing Early Childhood Fluid Reasoning in Low- and Middle-Income Nations: Validity of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence across Seven MAL-ED Sites
Quelle	In: Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 38 (2020) 2, S.256-262 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ruan-Iu, Linda)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0734-2829
DOI	10.1177/0734282919850040
Schlagwörter	Cognitive Development; Intelligence Tests; Young Children; Foreign Countries; Cultural Differences; Cognitive Ability; Child Development; Nutrition; At Risk Persons; Economically Disadvantaged; Test Validity; Psychometrics; Cultural Relevance; Culture Fair Tests; Brazil; Bangladesh; India; Nepal; Pakistan; South Africa; Tanzania; Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kognitive Entwicklung; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Frühe Kindheit; Ausland; Kultureller Unterschied; Denkfähigkeit; Kindesentwicklung; Ernährung; Risikogruppe; Testvalidität; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Brasilien; Bangladesch; Indien; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik; Tansania
Abstract	An adapted version of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence--Third Edition (WPPSI-III) was administered to assess cognitive functioning among 1,253 5-year-old children from the Malnutrition and Enteric Disease (MAL-ED) study--an international, multisite study investigating multiple aspects of child development. In this study, the factor structure and invariance of the WPPSI-III were examined across seven international research sites located in Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa, and Tanzania. Using a multiple indicator multiple cause (MIMIC) modeling approach, the findings supported the validity of a fluid reasoning dimension (comprised of block design, matrix reasoning, and picture completion subscales) across each of the seven sites, although the scores were noninvariant. Accordingly, these scores are recommended for research purposes and understanding relationships between variables but not for mean comparisons or clinical purposes. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01