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Sarah Howells¹, Ha Trong Nguyen^2,3, Sally Brinkman⁴

¹Education Futures, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia. Sarah.Howells@unisa.edu.au.

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This study assessed the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) construct validity using linked data. Correlations between AEDC and teacher-reported Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) data were moderate to low.

Keywords:

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Background:

The Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) measures early childhood development.
Previous research (Brinkman et al., 2007) indicated moderate to large correlations between the Australian Early Development Instrument (AvEDI) and LSAC data.
The current study expands on this by using a larger sample and the AEDC.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the construct validity of the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC).
To compare AEDC data with linked teacher-reported data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC).
To explore factors influencing observed correlations between the two datasets.

Main Methods:

Linked data analysis of 2216 children aged 4-5 years.
Comparison of Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) domains and subdomains with teacher-reported Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) data.
Exploration of potential reasons for observed correlations, including timing and data sources.

Main Results:

The study found moderate to low correlations between the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) domains/subdomains and teacher-reported Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) data.
These findings differ from previous studies using the AvEDI, which showed moderate to large correlations.
Observed differences are discussed in relation to testing times, data sources, and schooling exposure.

Conclusions:

The construct validity of the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) shows moderate to low correlations with teacher-reported LSAC data.
Discrepancies may be attributed to variations in data collection methods, timing, and children's exposure to formal schooling.
Further research is needed to understand these differences in early development assessments.