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ERIC Number: EJ1070549
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Sep
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0734-2829
EISSN: N/A
Psychometric Properties of the Working Memory Rating Scale for Spanish-Speaking English Language Learners
Guzman-Orth, Danielle; Grimm, Ryan; Gerber, Michael; Orosco, Michael; Swanson, H. Lee; Lussier, Cathy
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, v33 n6 p555-567 Sep 2015
The Working Memory Rating Scale (WMRS) was designed as a behavioral rating tool to assist teachers in identifying students at risk of working memory difficulties. The instrument was originally normed on 417 monolingual English-speaking children from the United Kingdom. The purpose of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the WMRS on 459 first- to third-grade Spanish-speaking English Language Learners. Results indicated the one-factor model demonstrated adequate fit to the data. High convergent validity emerged with the Conners' rating scale, but weak correlations occurred with achievement, vocabulary, phonological, short-term memory, and working memory measures. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Grade 1; Primary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 2; Grade 3
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; Raven Progressive Matrices; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; Wide Range Achievement Test; Woodcock Munoz Language Survey; Woodcock Reading Mastery Test
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324A090092