A Preliminary Examination of a Kindergarten School Readiness Assessment

Autor/inn/en	Macy, Marisa; Pool, Juli; Chen, Ching-I.; Rusiana, Toni-Ann; Sawyer, Mali
Titel	A Preliminary Examination of a Kindergarten School Readiness Assessment
Quelle	In: Early Childhood Education Journal, 50 (2022) 6, S.1035-1046 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1082-3301
DOI	10.1007/s10643-021-01237-7
Schlagwörter	Kindergarten; Aptitude Tests; School Readiness; Child Development; Montessori Schools; Montessori Method; Preschool Teachers; Parents; Teacher Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Preschool Children; Florida; Idaho + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aptitude test; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Kindesentwicklung; Montessori-Schule; Montessori pedagogics; Montessori-Pädagogik; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Eltern; Lehrerverhalten; Elternverhalten; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder
Abstract	This study examined selected parameters of two newly developed measures called AEPS-3 Ready-Set and Ready-Set Family Assessment of Children's Skills (FACS). Ready-Set is a school readiness measure designed to gather information from teachers or other professionals on children's kindergarten school readiness skills across important developmental areas. FACS is a companion measure developed to provide a simple way for parents to assess and report their child's skills across the same developmental areas addressed by Ready-Set. Montessori educators practicing in Florida and Idaho observed groups of preschool-age children and completed the Ready-Set assessment on selected children. In addition, selected children's parents completed the FACS designed to provide information about their child's skills across the same developmental areas targeted by Ready-Set. Analyses found a robust correlation between parents' and teachers' ratings on total area scores and more modest agreements on individual items. Teachers reported that they considered Ready-Set a user-friendly tool that provided relevant information on children's' readiness skills. In addition, teachers reported they would use Ready-Set again, as well as recommend its use to co-workers. This study has implications for assessing school readiness of children from both teachers and parents. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01