Preschool transition skills assessment scale: ıts development, validity and reliability studies
Özet
The purpose of this study is to develop a valid and
reliable scale that is considered necessary for assessment of transition
skills acquired by preschool children with and without developmental
delays. At development stage of the PTSAS, a scale has been prepared
by reviewing the related literature, interviewing with administrators
and teachers of preschool programs, analyzing studies of videotape
recordings of preschool programs. Thirty-five teachers have assessed
21 and 277 children with and without development delays. For the
validity of the PTSAS, construct validity, item analysis, and criterion
validity have been performed. For the reliability of the PTSAS,
internal consistency of scale, interobserver consistency, and test–retest
reliability have been checked. The result showed that PTSAS is a
valid and reliable instrument.