ERIC Number: EJ1126079
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1040-9289
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Problems in Classroom Engagement: Validation of an Assessment for District-Wide Use in the Early Primary Grades
Barghaus, Katherine; Fantuzzo, John; LeBoeuf, Whitney; Henderson, Cassandra; Li, Feifei; McDermott, Paul
Early Education and Development, v28 n2 p154-166 2017
Research Findings: The aim of this study was to provide an initial investigation into the psychometric properties of the Problems in Classroom Engagement Scale (PCES). The PCES was designed and tested for district-wide use as part of the report card system for a large urban school district. The PCES was administered to all 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-grade students in the district. Factor analytic examination revealed a bifactor structure as the best fit to the data. The bifactor structure reflected a general factor of Problems in Behavioral Engagement and two group factors: Problems in Social Engagement and Problems in Academic Engagement. These factors were found to be reliable within and across grades and demonstrated convergent and divergent relations with academic and behavioral outcomes. Practice or Policy: Findings provide initial evidence to support the routine use of the PCES in a large urban setting. The use of the PCES can help in fostering district-wide attention to students' early difficulties with behavioral, social, and academic engagement.
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Learner Engagement, Program Validation, Psychometrics, Progress Monitoring, Early Childhood Education, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Attention Control, Test Construction, Student Behavior, Check Lists, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Standardized Tests, Suspension, Truancy, Test Reliability, Predictor Variables, Adolescents, Adjustment (to Environment), Children
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents; TerraNova Multiple Assessments
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