Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998 - 99 (ECLS-K), Psychometric Report for the Eighth Grade

Title:	Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998 - 99 (ECLS-K), Psychometric Report for the Eighth Grade
Description:	This methodological report documents the design, development, and psychometric characteristics of the assessment instruments used in the eighth grade data collection of the ECLS-K. The instruments examined include those developed to measure cognitive and socioemotional development. In addition, issues in analyzing longitudinal measures are discussed.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (766KB)
Cover Date:	September 2009
Web Release:	September 25, 2009
Publication #:	NCES 2009002
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Najarian, M. Pollack, J.M., and Sorongon, A.G.
Type of Product:	Technical/Methodological Report
Survey/Program Areas:	Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS)
Keywords:	Assessment Eighth-Graders Kindergarten Large Scale Assessment Longitudinal Studies Mathematics • mathematics tests Reading Science Testing • test scores
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Technical/Methodological Report, please contact: Chris Chapman.