Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ436896
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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Self-Concepts of Young Children 5 to 8 Years of Age: Measurement and Multidimensional Structure.
Marsh, Herbert W.; And Others
Journal of Educational Psychology, v83 n3 p377-92 Sep 1991
A new adaptive procedure for assessing multiple dimensions of self-concept for children younger than 8 years was studied with a sample of 501 children from kindergarten through grade 2. Use of the Self-Description Questionnaire with young children was supported by factor analysis. Practical and theoretical implications are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Age Differences, Elementary School Students, Evaluation Methods, Factor Structure, Grade 1, Grade 2, Interviews, Kindergarten Children, Measurement Techniques, Multidimensional Scaling, Primary Education, Psychometrics, Self Concept, Self Concept Measures, Sex Differences, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Self Description Questionnaire
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IES Cited: ED545960
