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Concurrent validity of new and revised conceptual language measures
Author(s) -
Zucker Steven,
Riordan Jean
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(198807)25:3<252::aid-pits2310250305>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - psychology , concurrent validity , test validity , psychometrics , applied psychology , developmental psychology , internal consistency
This study examined the concurrent validity of several new and revised conceptual language measures. The Bracken Basic Concept Scale (BBCS), Boehm Test of Basic Concepts‐Preschool Version (Boehm‐PV) or Boehm‐Revised (Boehm‐R), and PPVT‐R were administered to 99 preschool children (mean age = 5–2). The K‐ABC Achievement Scale Composite (K‐ABC ACH) was utilized as a criterion measure of achievement. The BBCS correlated significantly with the PPVT‐R, and both correlated significantly and comparably with the Boehm‐PV and Boehm‐R. The BBCS, Boehm‐R, and PPVT‐R correlated significantly with K‐ABC ACH. The BBCS proved significantly more difficult for children than did the Boehm‐R, and the authors suggested variables that may have contributed to the discrepancy. The BBCS appears to be a valuable new measure of basic concept acquisition and would seem to hold a distinct advantage of allowing for repeated measurement with the same instrument across the preschool‐early elementary school years.