Journal article
Using the Early Development Instrument to examine cognitive and non-cognitive school readiness and elementary student achievement
Abstract
There is currently no accepted consensus over which aspects of school readiness abilities have noteworthy associations with later student achievement, independent of cognitive readiness, largely due to a limited range of non-cognitive abilities that are typically analyzed in school-based surveys. The Early Development Instrument (EDI) measures children’s school readiness prior to Grade 1 entry in five areas of development: physical, social, …
Authors
Davies S; Janus M; Duku E; Gaskin A
Journal
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, Vol. 35, , pp. 63–75
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
2016
DOI
10.1016/j.ecresq.2015.10.002
ISSN
0885-2006