Assessing School Readiness: Validity and Bias in Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers' Ratings

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 16-30

  Mashburn, Andrew J ^a   Henry, Gary T ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; School readiness; Teacher ratings; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 30344453735     PISSN: 07311745     EISSN: 17453992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3992.2004.tb00165.x     Document Type: Article

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