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Name-printing as a test of developmental maturity
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
|August 1, 1975
Summary
A new name-printing test for kindergartners (ages 5.5-6.5) offers a quick assessment of skills and maturity. Test scores correlated with teacher evaluations of academic readiness and school difficulties.
Area of Science:
- Child Development
- Educational Psychology
- Psychometrics
Background:
- Early childhood education relies on accurate developmental assessments.
- Existing tools may not always provide a quick, practical measure of foundational skills.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a practical scoring technique for a name-printing test in young children.
- To evaluate the test's correlation with established developmental assessments and teacher judgments.
Main Methods:
- A name-printing test was administered to children aged 5.5 to 6.5 years.
- Scores were compared with existing developmental assessment tools.
- Teacher assessments of academic readiness and school problems were collected.
Main Results:
- The developed name-printing test provided a practical scoring technique.
- Test scores showed a tendency to correlate with teachers' assessments of children's academic readiness.
- A correlation was also observed between test scores and teachers' identification of children with school problems.
Conclusions:
- The Print-Your-Name test serves as a potentially valuable and quick tool for assessing early childhood skills and maturity.
- The test's correlation with teacher assessments suggests its utility in identifying children needing further evaluation or support.