ERIC Number: EJ1214342
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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The Lamer Social Competence in Preschool (LSCIP) Scale: Structural Validity in a Large Norwegian Community Sample
Zachrisson, Henrik Daae; Janson, Harald; Lamer, Kari
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v63 n4 p551-565 2019
There is an increasing emphasis on the importance of social competence for children's development, well-being, and learning. Thus age- and context-appropriate measures are needed. This study addresses the structural validity of the Lamer Social Competence in Preschool (LSCIP) scale, developed to accommodate the Nordic model of early childhood pedagogy. The authors specify the theoretical basis for a bi-factor model of social competence. This model is tested in a large (n = 1157), community based sample of Norwegian children, including teacher- (at age 2, 3, and 4), mother- (at age 4), and father- (at age 3) reports. A model with a main factor for social competence, and three bi-factors fit data across ages and reporters, with factorial, but not strong, invariance over time.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence, Child Development, Well Being, Test Validity, Preschool Children, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Mothers, Fathers, Age Differences, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Test Reliability
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Norway
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