Psychometric properties and contextual appropriateness of the German version of the Early Development Instrument.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assessing the early development of children at a population level in educational settings, may be useful for public health and policy decision making. In this study, we evaluated the psychometric properties and the contextual appropriateness of a German language version of the Early Development Instrument (EDI), a survey-based instrument originally developed in Canada, which assesses developmental vulnerability for children in preschool settings.

Methods

Sixty preschool teachers from six preschool organizations (22% of organizations contacted) in three cities in southwest Germany participated. They administered a German version of the EDI (GEDI) to 225 children (51% of eligible children). We assessed internal consistency, test-retest and interrater reliability. Pr

SUBMITTER: Georg S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7346437 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature