Reliability and Validity of the East Asia-Pacific Early Child Development Scales: A Longitudinal Validation Study in China.

IF 4.6 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS

ACS Applied Bio Materials Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2023-03-29 DOI:10.1007/s10578-023-01526-9

Nirmala Rao, Yufen Su, Stephanie W Y Chan

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Abstract

This study examined the test-retest reliability and predictive validity of the East Asia-Pacific Early Child Development Scales (EAP-ECDS) Short Form. In China, preschools typically provide children with educational activities in age-segregated classrooms - Kindergarten Level 1 (K1) (3 to 4 years), Kindergarten Level 2 (K2) (4 to 5 years), and Kindergarten Level 3 (K3) (5 to 6 years). A total of 709 children in K2 (M_age = 57.85 months, SD = 4.77) were randomly selected from 29 kindergartens in Shanghai municipality and Guizhou province of China. Children were assessed using the EAP-ECDS in K2 and K3. School readiness was assessed in K3, and literacy and mathematics achievement were assessed in Grade 2. Pearson's correlation coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC = 0.73) indicated that the tool had good test-retest reliability across K2 and K3. Regarding predictive validity, K2 EAP-ECDS predicted K3 school readiness (β = 0.26), Grade 2 language and literacy (β = 0.18) and mathematics (β = 0.22) after adjusting for age, gender, socioeconomic status, and region. Findings support using the tool to measure the holistic development of preschool-aged children in China and the region.

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东亚及太平洋地区儿童早期发展量表的可靠性和有效性：中国纵向验证研究》。

本研究考察了东亚太平洋儿童早期发展量表（EAP-ECDS）简表的重测信度和预测效度。在中国，学前教育机构通常在不同年龄段的班级中为儿童提供教育活动--幼儿园一级（K1）（3-4 岁）、幼儿园二级（K2）（4-5 岁）和幼儿园三级（K3）（5-6 岁）。我们从上海市和贵州省的29所幼儿园中随机抽取了709名幼儿园二级儿童（年龄=57.85个月，标准差=4.77）。在幼儿园二年级和三年级使用 EAP-ECDS 对儿童进行评估。幼儿园三年级评估入学准备情况，二年级评估识字和数学成绩。皮尔逊相关系数（Pearson's correlation coefficient）和类内相关系数（ICC = 0.73）表明，该工具在幼儿园二年级和三年级具有良好的重测可靠性。在预测有效性方面，在对年龄、性别、社会经济地位和地区进行调整后，幼儿二年级 EAP-ECDS 预测了幼儿三年级的入学准备（β = 0.26）、二年级的语言和读写能力（β = 0.18）以及数学（β = 0.22）。研究结果支持使用该工具来测量中国和该地区学龄前儿童的全面发展。

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ACS Applied Bio Materials Chemistry-Chemistry (all)

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9.40

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2.10%

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464