TY - JOUR
T1 - The Development and Validation of a Test Battery Measuring Specific Cognitive Abilities in Four-Year-Old Children
AU - Rice, Treva
AU - Corley, Robin
AU - Fulker, D. W.
AU - Plomin, Robert
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by grants from NSF (BNS-7826204 and BNS-8200310) and from NICHD (HD-10333). We are grateful to the families participating in the Colorado Adoption Project, who have so generously contributed their time and effort, and to the adoption agencies who make the study possible-Lutheran Social Services of Colorado, and Denver Catholic Community Services. We appreciate the expert editorial assistance of Rebecca G. Miles. 1
PY - 1986/9
Y1 - 1986/9
N2 - A battery of nine specific cognitive abilities tests to assess verbal, spatial, perceptual speed, and memory abilities in children at age 4 was constructed and administered to a sample of 267 children participating in the Colorado Adoption Project. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed four correlated factors that adequately describe the covariation among the tests. Specific cognitive ability composites showed test-retest correlations ranging from.56 to.81. The reliable measurement of these specific cognitive abilities in preschool children facilitates analyses of familial resemblance and longitudinal comparisons.
AB - A battery of nine specific cognitive abilities tests to assess verbal, spatial, perceptual speed, and memory abilities in children at age 4 was constructed and administered to a sample of 267 children participating in the Colorado Adoption Project. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed four correlated factors that adequately describe the covariation among the tests. Specific cognitive ability composites showed test-retest correlations ranging from.56 to.81. The reliable measurement of these specific cognitive abilities in preschool children facilitates analyses of familial resemblance and longitudinal comparisons.
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U2 - 10.1177/0013164486463026
DO - 10.1177/0013164486463026
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0041502738
SN - 0013-1644
VL - 46
SP - 699
EP - 708
JO - Educational and Psychological Measurement
JF - Educational and Psychological Measurement
IS - 3
ER -