ERIC Number: EJ1068135
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1524-8372
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A Developmental Vocabulary Assessment for Parents (DVAP): Validating Parental Report of Vocabulary Size in 2- to 7-Year-Old Children
Libertus, Melissa E.; Odic, Darko; Feigenson, Lisa; Halberda, Justin
Journal of Cognition and Development, v16 n3 p442-454 2015
Measuring individual differences in children's emerging language abilities is important to researchers and clinicians alike. The 2 most widely used methods for assessing children's vocabulary both have limitations: Experimenter-administered tests are time-consuming and expensive, and parent questionnaires have only been designed for children up to 37 months of age. Here, we test the validity of a new assessment to fill this gap: the Developmental Vocabulary Assessment for Parents (DVAP). In 4 experiments, we assess the reliability of this measure and its concurrent and predictive validity in samples of 2- to 7-year-old children. We found that the DVAP provides a rapid, cost-effective alternative to experimenter-administered vocabulary tests for children.
Descriptors: Vocabulary, Language Tests, Young Children, Parents, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Predictive Validity, Expressive Language, Receptive Language, Scores, Questionnaires
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
Grant or Contract Numbers: R01 HD057258