The test-retest reliability of the kindergarten diagnostic instrument

The purpose of this study was to determine the test-retest reliability of the Kindergarten Diagnostic Instrument (KDI). The KDI was administered to 59 preschool children between the ages of four and one-half to six years. After a period of three weeks, the same children were retested with the KDI. A Pearson Product Moment Correlation was calculated between the first and second KDI Total Test Scores and yielded a correlation coefficient of .91. Pearson Product Moment Correlations were also calculated between the first and second administrations of the KDI for each of the 13 subtests. These individual subtest reliability coefficients ranged from .16 to .81. Implications for the diagnostic and prescriptive uses of the KDI were discussed.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Master

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Grantor

Texas Woman's University

Year dc:date.issued

1995

Author dc:creator

• Carter, Juanita

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Miller, Daniel

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• McCullough, Sue
• Hamilton, Basil

• Kindergarten Diagnostic Instrument
• Preschool
• Screening
• Test-retest

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/11274/16397

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:twu-ir.tdl.org:11274/16397