TY - JOUR
T1 - The Mullen scales of early learning
T2 - ceiling effects among preschool children
AU - Yitzhak, Neta
AU - Harel, Ayelet
AU - Yaari, Maya
AU - Friedlander, Edwa
AU - Yirmiya, Nurit
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2016/1/2
Y1 - 2016/1/2
N2 - Two cognitive tests were administered to typically developing children (36–67 months): the Mullen Scales of Early Learning (MSEL), which is appropriate for very young children and thus often used in research with atypical samples (e.g., children with Autism Spectrum Disorder), and the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC). This was done in order to re-examine possible MSEL ceiling effects in a new sample and achieve a more in-depth understanding of these ceiling effects, if indeed present. Results indicated that among children ranging in age from 51 to 68 months, MSEL scores were significantly lower than K-ABC scores, and that with increasing age the number of children who completed the MSEL without establishing a ceiling level increased. Our results indicated that the MSEL scores are affected by ceiling effects and, therefore, the test underestimates cognitive abilities among older and more cognitively able children.
AB - Two cognitive tests were administered to typically developing children (36–67 months): the Mullen Scales of Early Learning (MSEL), which is appropriate for very young children and thus often used in research with atypical samples (e.g., children with Autism Spectrum Disorder), and the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC). This was done in order to re-examine possible MSEL ceiling effects in a new sample and achieve a more in-depth understanding of these ceiling effects, if indeed present. Results indicated that among children ranging in age from 51 to 68 months, MSEL scores were significantly lower than K-ABC scores, and that with increasing age the number of children who completed the MSEL without establishing a ceiling level increased. Our results indicated that the MSEL scores are affected by ceiling effects and, therefore, the test underestimates cognitive abilities among older and more cognitively able children.
KW - Ceiling effects
KW - Cognitive assessment
KW - Kaufman assessment battery for children
KW - Mullen scales of early learning
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U2 - 10.1080/17405629.2015.1073584
DO - 10.1080/17405629.2015.1073584
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AN - SCOPUS:84957840652
SN - 1740-5629
VL - 13
SP - 138
EP - 151
JO - European Journal of Developmental Psychology
JF - European Journal of Developmental Psychology
IS - 1
ER -