Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v23i4.4241
Agreement between the Assessments of Parents and Preschool Teachers of Different Developmental Areas of Preschoolers
Tena Velki
orcid.org/0000-0002-9529-8959
; Faculty of Education Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Cara Hadrijana 10, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Ksenija Romstein
orcid.org/0000-0001-6540-0273
; Faculty of Education Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Cara Hadrijana 10, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Valentina Ružić
orcid.org/0000-0003-1671-6583
; Heinzelova 84, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Sažetak
People who know the child well and spend a significant amount of time with him/
her (usually parents/caregivers and preschool teachers) are crucial for identifying
developmental delays in preschool children, since the decision about the need for
intervention or treatment is often based largely on their assessments. The aim of this
study1 was to examine concordance, i.e. agreement between the parents and preschool
teachers’ assessments of different aspects of preschool children’s development. In total,
60 pairs of raters (parents-preschool teachers) participated in the study and gave
assessment for children aged from 30 months to 54 months (42.6% were boys and
57.4% were girls). Both parents and preschool teachers filled out the Ages & Stages-3
Questionnaire (ASQ-3; Squires et al., 2009) translated into Croatian language for the
purpose of the research project. Interrater agreement was tested for 5 developmental
areas: communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving, personal-social
area and general concerns. Intraclass correlation coefficients have shown poor to
moderate correlation for interrater agreements (ICC=0.36-0.84), while interrater
reliability measured by Cohen›s Kappa has shown fair to moderate agreement
(κ=0.31-0.61), depending on developmental area. Ages & Stages-3 has not proved
to be a completely reliable measurement instrument, where it is necessary to use
different raters as well as additional instruments for a more accurate assessment of
developmental delays.
Ključne riječi
Ages & Stages-3; development of preschoolers; developmental delays; interrater agreement; interrater reliability
Hrčak ID:
272633
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.12.2021.
Posjeta: 886 *