An assessment of the internal consistency of measures of constructs of the Dortmund Developmental screening for 5-6 years old children
Journal Title: Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 5
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the reliability of DESK 3-6 for children 5-6 years old of age through the use of methods such are internal consistency reliability, test-retest and Cronbach’s alpha, as well as check its suitability on a different sample. Participants were 484 preschool children (243 boys and 241 girls) with ages ranging from 60 to 78 months. The Dortmund Developmental Screening for Preschools (Tröster, Flender, & Reineke, 2004) was used. Results revealed that the original version of DESK 3-6 for children 5-6 years old of age shows problems in internal consistency, adequate Cronbach alpha and testretest coefficients. It is concluded that the present instrument appears to carry enough data to justify its use on other samples as well.
Authors and Affiliations
Miltiadis Proios, Vasilios Tsimaras, Maria Sidiropoulou, Despina Arzoglou, Kosmas Christoulas, Theofilos Pillianidis, Kostas Charitonidis
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