Journal article
Neglected validities: A diagnostic look at the state of early childhood assessment
Early childhood research quarterly, v 58, pp 287-299
01 Jan 2022
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Abstract
To ensure that all children are on positive developmental trajectories, early education professionals need scientifically-based assessments of children's growth and development. Such assessments meet established standards for measurement and therefore support valid and reliable inferences about children's functioning. This study used the Mental Measurement Yearbook to provide a comprehensive examination of the degree to which early childhood assessment developers report evidence of validity and reliability in line with the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. The Mental Measurement Yearbook provides the most comprehensive and continuous examination of assessment developers' development and validation practices. Findings from this study suggest that only a small percentage of the 404 early childhood assessment reviews in the MMY provide evidence on all of the critical sources of validity outlined in the Standards . Response processes and consequences of testing are the most neglected sources of validity evidence. Implications of the findings from this study for early childhood assessment development, validation, and use are discussed. (c) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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- Title
- Neglected validities: A diagnostic look at the state of early childhood assessment
- Creators
- Katherine M. Barghaus - University of PennsylvaniaJohn W. Fantuzzo - University of PennsylvaniaKathy Buek - University of PennsylvaniaDominic F. Gullo - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Early childhood research quarterly, v 58, pp 287-299
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 13
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000720119200001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85119079663
- Other Identifier
- 991019169418704721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Education & Educational Research
- Psychology, Developmental