Validation of an E-Instrument for Assessing Five-Year-Old Children's Development in Estonia: A Comparison of Children's Skills and Teachers' Evaluations
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| Title: | Validation of an E-Instrument for Assessing Five-Year-Old Children's Development in Estonia: A Comparison of Children's Skills and Teachers' Evaluations |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Anne-Mai Meesak (ORCID |
| Source: | Education 3-13. 2024 52(8):1132-1147. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Kindergarten Primary Education |
| Descriptors: | Test Validity, Computer Assisted Testing, Measures (Individuals), Child Development, Foreign Countries, Skills, Student Evaluation, Well Being, Test Construction, Cognitive Processes, Language Skills, Mathematics Skills, Kindergarten, Young Children, Learning, Test Reliability, Factor Analysis |
| Geographic Terms: | Estonia |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03004279.2022.2137378 |
| ISSN: | 0300-4279 1475-7575 |
| Abstract: | Children's development during early childhood affects their well-being and educational success, but there are few reliable assessment instruments available. The aim of the study was to develop, pilot and validate an e-assessment instrument for assessing five-year-old children's development in cognitive processes, learning, language and mathematical skills. The tablet-based instrument was piloted in Estonia in 11 kindergartens with 122 children. The teachers guided the children one by one over several days. The instrument was validated using teachers' evaluations of the sampled children's skills. The results showed positive associations in expected skill areas supporting the claim of the instrument being valid for assessing young children's development. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1445247 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Children's development during early childhood affects their well-being and educational success, but there are few reliable assessment instruments available. The aim of the study was to develop, pilot and validate an e-assessment instrument for assessing five-year-old children's development in cognitive processes, learning, language and mathematical skills. The tablet-based instrument was piloted in Estonia in 11 kindergartens with 122 children. The teachers guided the children one by one over several days. The instrument was validated using teachers' evaluations of the sampled children's skills. The results showed positive associations in expected skill areas supporting the claim of the instrument being valid for assessing young children's development. |
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| ISSN: | 0300-4279 1475-7575 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03004279.2022.2137378 |
