Psychometric characteristics of cognitive development and achievement instruments in Round 2 of Young Lives

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The main goal of the analysis presented in this paper is to establish the reliability and validity of each of the cognitive development and achievement tests administered for each age cohort within each country (Ethiopia, Peru, India and Vietnam). In this process, the items with the best psychometric properties are different across countries. Therefore, we do not carry out international comparisons of results in this paper but suggest that the test results should be used for analysis within countries (even within countries, different language groups rely on different combinations of items to establish their ability). However, the general construct measured by each test is the same across countries. Hence, a comparison of the relationships between achievement and other variables across countries is a possibility. In order to get indicators of reliability and validity, we used current standards on psychometrics to guide the analyses.

Authors: Cueto, S; Leon, J; Guerrero, G; Muñoz, I

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Reviewed (other)
• Publisher: Young Lives
• Series: Young Lives Technical Note
• Place of publication: http://www.younglives.org.uk/publications/technical-notes
• Publication date: 2009-01-01
• Edition: Updated Publisher's version
• Paper number: 15
• Language: English
• Keywords: children; cognitive development; psychometric; Young Lives
• Subjects: Children and youth; Education; Early and Child learning