Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2024 Dec;55(6):1691-1700. doi: 10.1007/s10578-023-01526-9. Epub 2023 Mar 29.
This study examined the test-retest reliability and predictive validity of the East Asia-Pacific Early Child Development Scales (EAP-ECDS) Short Form. In China, preschools typically provide children with educational activities in age-segregated classrooms - Kindergarten Level 1 (K1) (3 to 4 years), Kindergarten Level 2 (K2) (4 to 5 years), and Kindergarten Level 3 (K3) (5 to 6 years). A total of 709 children in K2 (M = 57.85 months, SD = 4.77) were randomly selected from 29 kindergartens in Shanghai municipality and Guizhou province of China. Children were assessed using the EAP-ECDS in K2 and K3. School readiness was assessed in K3, and literacy and mathematics achievement were assessed in Grade 2. Pearson's correlation coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC = 0.73) indicated that the tool had good test-retest reliability across K2 and K3. Regarding predictive validity, K2 EAP-ECDS predicted K3 school readiness (β = 0.26), Grade 2 language and literacy (β = 0.18) and mathematics (β = 0.22) after adjusting for age, gender, socioeconomic status, and region. Findings support using the tool to measure the holistic development of preschool-aged children in China and the region.
本研究考察了东亚及太平洋地区幼儿发展量表（EAP-ECDS）短式版的重测信度和预测效度。在中国，幼儿园通常为儿童提供按年龄分班的教育活动——幼儿园 1 级（K1）（3 至 4 岁）、幼儿园 2 级（K2）（4 至 5 岁）和幼儿园 3 级（K3）（5 至 6 岁）。从中国上海市和贵州省的 29 所幼儿园中随机抽取了 709 名 K2 儿童（M=57.85 个月，SD=4.77）。在 K2 和 K3 阶段，儿童接受 EAP-ECDS 评估。在 K3 阶段评估入学准备情况，在二年级评估读写和数学成绩。Pearson 相关系数和组内相关系数（ICC=0.73）表明，该工具在 K2 和 K3 之间具有良好的重测信度。关于预测效度，K2 EAP-ECDS 预测 K3 入学准备（β=0.26）、二年级语言和读写（β=0.18）以及数学（β=0.22），在调整年龄、性别、社会经济地位和地区后。研究结果支持使用该工具来衡量中国及该地区学龄前儿童的整体发展情况。
