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Evaluation of a Science Language Assessment for Preschool Students

Vantaggi, Andrea L.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1301691720

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2011, Master of Arts, University of Toledo, Speech Language Pathology.
Currently, there are very few assessments used to measure, aggregate, and compare young children’s science learning. The Preschool Science Assessment Protocol (PSAP) is an assessment instrument designed to fulfill this need. The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity of the PSAP. Specific foci included (a) investigating alternate form reliability between two matched versions of the assessment protocol, (b) investigating inter-rater reliability, and (c) investigating the validity of the PSAP by comparing children’s language performance on the PSAP and the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals (CELF-P2). Children participated in two expository adult-child book reading sessions; questions posed during the book reading documented children’s ability to respond to “science language” consisting of (a) prediction, (b) WH-questions, (c) causal relationships, (d) argumentation, and (e) vocabulary.
Joan N. Kaderavek, PhD (Committee Chair)
Lori Pakulski, PhD (Committee Member)
Charlene Czerniak, PhD (Committee Member)
73 p.
Early Childhood Education; Education; Educational Tests and Measurements; Language; Preschool Education; Science Education; Speech Therapy
preschool assessment; assessment; science language

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  • Vantaggi, A. L. (2011). Evaluation of a Science Language Assessment for Preschool Students [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1301691720

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Vantaggi, Andrea. Evaluation of a Science Language Assessment for Preschool Students. 2011. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1301691720.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Vantaggi, Andrea. "Evaluation of a Science Language Assessment for Preschool Students." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1301691720

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