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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Halpin, Peter F
• Wolf, Sharon
• Yoshikawa, Hirokazu
• Rojas, Natalia
• Kabay, Sarah
• Pisani, Lauren
• Dowd, Amy Jo
• Dubow, Eric F

Titel

Measuring Early Learning and Development Across Cultures: Invariance of the IDELA Across Five Countries

Ist Teil von

• Developmental psychology, 2019-01, Vol.55 (1), p.23-37

Ort / Verlag

United States: American Psychological Association

Erscheinungsjahr

2019

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Quelle

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Relatively little research has addressed whether conceptual frameworks of early learning generalize across different national contexts. This article reports on a cross-country measurement invariance analysis of the International Development and Early Learning Assessment (IDELA). The IDELA is a direct assessment tool for 3- to 6-year-old children, intended to measure Early Literacy, Early Numeracy, Motor, and Social-Emotional development. Its generalizability is evaluated using samples from 5 countries: Afghanistan (N = 2,629); Bolivia (N = 480); Ethiopia (N = 682); Uganda (N = 504); and Vietnam (N = 675). The 4-domain model of the IDELA was supported in each country, although the domains were highly correlated. Measurement invariance analysis revealed that most IDELA items do not provide a basis for comparing children's development over the 5 countries. This research supports the use of the IDELA for program evaluation and within-country monitoring purposes, but cautions against its use for international comparisons.