Patrick Ip|Sophia Ling Li|Nirmala Rao|Sharon Sui Ngan Ng|Winnie Wai Sim Lau|Chun Bong Chow
Validation study of the Chinese Early Development Instrument (CEDI)
Queen Mary Hospital|University of Hong Kong|Queen Mary Hospital|University of Hong Kong|University of Hong Kong|Education University of Hong Kong|Queen Mary Hospital|University of Hong Kong|Queen Mary Hospital|University of Hong Kong
early development instrument edi comprehensive instrument used assess school readiness preschool children study carried evaluate psychometric properties chinese version edi cedi hong kong one hundred sixtyseven children purposefully sampled kindergartens two districts different socioeconomic statuses cedi assessed concurrent validity internal consistency testretest reliability developmental vulnerability identified using cedi scores examined relation socioeconomic status district family cedi displayed adequate internal consistency cronbachs alphas ranging 070 095 five domains concurrent validity supported moderate significant correlations 025 049 relevant domains cedi comparable measure level testretest reliability good kappa statistic 089 general girls outperformed boys particularly social emotional communicationgeneral knowledge domains controlling uneven distribution sex children socioeconomically disadvantaged districts families found greater risk developmental vulnerability advantaged counterparts evidence gathered study supports cedis use valid reliable instrument assessing school readiness identifying developmentally vulnerable children chinese populations preliminary findings socioeconomic gradients child development suggest cedi promising tool leveraging evidencebased contextsensitive policies practices foster development children