The Development and Validation of a Test Battery Measuring Specific Cognitive Abilities in Four-Year-Old Children

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ID20286451
AuthorsTreva Rice (0000-0001-7452-2600, Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder), Robin P Corley (0000-0002-2938-4170, University of Colorado Boulder), Robin Corley (Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder), David W Fulker (0009-0003-7561-0698, University of Colorado Boulder), Robert Plomin (0000-0002-0756-3629, Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder)
Year1986
Volume46
Issue3
Pages699-708
Publication date1986-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducational and Psychological Measurement (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-1644 • E-ISSN: 1552-3888
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0013164486463026
OpenAlexW2067318115
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited5

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

Cognition · Cognitive test · Confirmatory factor analysis · Developmental psychology · Exploratory factor analysis · Psychometrics · Spatial Ability · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Test (biology) · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Early Childhood Education and Development · Psychology

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