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Using the Bracken Basic Concept Scale and Bracken Concept Development Program in the assessment and remediation of young children's concept development
Author(s) -
Bracken Bruce A.,
Panter Janet E.
Publication year - 2011
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/pits.20568
Subject(s) - bracken , psychology , scale (ratio) , curriculum , early childhood , concept learning , mathematics education , developmental psychology , pedagogy , ecology , physics , fern , quantum mechanics , biology
This article presents a historical description of and research related to the development, validation, and combined use of the multiple editions of the Bracken Basic Concept Scale and its companion curriculum, the Bracken Concept Development Program. In tandem, the scale and curriculum were designed to assess and teach more than 300 basic language concepts that are fundamental to understanding and describing the world in which young children live. Basic concepts are represented in early childhood educational standards across all 50 states, and this article provides the theoretical and practical basis for understanding conceptual domains, subcategories, and the manner in which psychologists and early childhood educators can effectively assess and teach these concepts. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.