Informing context and change in young children's sociobehavioral development - The national Adjustment Scales for Early Transition in Schooling (ASETS)

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 255-267

  McDermott, Paul A ^a   Watkins, Marley W ^b   Rovine, Michael J ^c   Rikoon, Samuel H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral adjustment; Context; Early childhood; Head Start; Item response theory; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961339761     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2014.02.004     Document Type: Article

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