Validating the Early Numeracy Teacher Rating Scale for Preschoolers (TRS-EN)

Autor/inn/en	Vessonen, Terhi; Widlund, Anna; Hakkarainen, Airi; Aunio, Pirjo
Titel	Validating the Early Numeracy Teacher Rating Scale for Preschoolers (TRS-EN)
Quelle	In: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 31 (2023) 2, S.205-224 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Vessonen, Terhi) ORCID (Widlund, Anna) ORCID (Hakkarainen, Airi) ORCID (Aunio, Pirjo)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-293X
DOI	10.1080/1350293X.2022.2081350
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Numeracy; Rating Scales; Preschool Children; Psychometrics; Mathematics Skills; Arithmetic; Construct Validity; Test Reliability; Factor Analysis; Scores; Prediction; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Rechenkompetenz; Rating-Skala; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Addition; Arithmetik; Arithmetikunterricht; Rechnen; Testreliabilität; Faktorenanalyse; Vorhersage; Finnland
Abstract	The aim of this study was to validate a teacher rating scale (TRS-EN) for assessing early numeracy skills and for identifying mathematically low-performing 3- and 4-year-old children. Fifty-six preschool teachers assessed children's (3-year-olds = 127; 4-year-olds = 145) numerical relational, counting, and basic arithmetic skills. Construct validity evidence through confirmatory factor analysis supported both unidimensional and three-factor (i.e. numerical relational, counting and basic arithmetic skills) models. Also, TRS-EN demonstrated excellent internal consistency in both age groups. The teacher assessment scores corresponded well with standardized direct early numeracy measures, and predicted children's early numeracy skills six months later. The results clearly demonstrate that the TRS-EN can be used to assist teachers in assessing early numeracy skills, and help with identifying mathematically low-performing children. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01