Measuring Early Childhood Development Among 4-6 Year Olds: The Identification of Psychometrically Robust Items Across Diverse Contexts

• Main Authors: Adelle Pushparatnam (Author), Diego Armando Luna Bazaldua (Author), Alaka Holla (Author), João Pedro Azevedo (Author), Marguerite Clarke (Author), Amanda Devercelli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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The last 15 years have seen an explosion of measurement tools for assessing the development of young children in low- and middle- income countries. This paper builds on and contributes to that literature by identifying a core set of caregiver-report items and a core set of direct assessment items th...