Measuring Cognitive Development in Early Childhood Learning Environments

Claire Maley; Trevor G. Bond

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Measuring Cognitive Development in Early Childhood Learning Environments

In: Applications of Rasch Measurement in Learning Environments Research

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Discussions of the transition from prior-to-school settings to more formal year one learning environments often involve the concept of children’s school readiness. A Piagetian perspective suggests the presence and use of particular operatory structures indicative of the concrete operational stage of cognitive development are requisite for a child to achieve successful learning outcomes in the new formal learning environment of primary school. In any case, the non-standardised skills-based checklists used by many early childhood educators to infer children’s levels of readiness for year one seem inadequate, as the debate surrounding ‘unready’ children and under-achievement persists. This paper presents the findings of a study in which forty-two children in a preschool learning environment were administered a Piagetian conservation of number task using the Genevan méthode clinique as outlined in The Child’s Conception of Number (Piaget & Szeminska, 1941/1952). Participants were also assessed routinely by their teachers using the teacher-developed Key Indicators of Readiness for Year One (KIRYO) Checklist, and then judged qualitatively on their preschool and early year one achievement by their respective teachers. Children’s performances on each of the above-mentioned indicators were scored quantitatively using comprehensive performance criteria derived from each item’s source. Analysis using the Rasch Partial Credit Model indicated that concrete operational thinking, rather than mastery of the KIRYO checklist indicators, was more closely aligned with teachers’ perceptions of success in the year one learning environment. The implications for professional discussion and decision-making, as well as insights for teachers of early childhood sectors are canvassed.

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Applications of Rasch Measurement in Learning Environments Research

Series: Advances in Learning Environments Research, Volume: 2

E-Book ISBN:: 9789460914935

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 01 Jan 2011

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- Education
  - Educational Technology
  - Learning

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