Preparation of an Observation Card to Measure the Developmental Learning Difficulties among Primary School Students in Sana'a City, Yemen

Autor/inn/en	AL-Qadri, Abdo Hasan; Zhao, Wei
Titel	Preparation of an Observation Card to Measure the Developmental Learning Difficulties among Primary School Students in Sana'a City, Yemen
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Education, 41 (2021) 2, Artikel 1720 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (AL-Qadri, Abdo Hasan) ORCID (Zhao, Wei)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-0100
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Elementary School Students; Learning Problems; Test Construction; Psychometrics; Observation; Developmental Delays; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Disability Identification; Grade 1; Grade 2; Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Incidence; Yemen + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lernproblem; Testaufbau; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Beobachtung; Entwicklungsverzögerung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Vorkommen; Jemen
Abstract	Developmental learning difficulties are among the prevalent exceptionalities school learners have today. In this regard, identification and placement are among the facilitators of later successful intervention for these groups of learners (WestOlatunji, Shure, Pringle, Adams, Lewis & Cholewa, 2010). However, there are not enough resources such as tools to measure the learners' difficulties (Alim, Abdallah, Ramaroson, Sidikou & Van de Wiel, 2007) available. The tools, which objectively help a professional to identify a learner's level of difficulty is an essential resource, however, they are scarce. With this study we aimed to develop an observation card to determine the prevalence of developmental learning difficulties among primary school students in Sana'a City, Yemen. A 24-item tool was used and analysed to test its psychometric properties. A total of 238 students with ages ranging from 6 to 13 years participated in the study. The findings of the study suggest the final formulation of the items to be included in the observation card that can measure the prevalence of this exceptionality through the use of observation scores. The observed raw score had been standardised by its deviation from the sample's mean. Further, the findings reveal that there were statistically significant differences in the respondents' level of difficulties in terms of their gender and grade. Recommendations of the study are presented in this article. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01