Risk assessment of head start children with the Brigance K&1 Screen: differential performance by sex, age, and predictive accuracy for early school achievement and special education placement

Validity of the Bracken School Readiness Assessment for predicting first grade readiness

“…Comparing students within their respective districts provides teachers with information regarding a student's relative performance, as compared to the student's peers in the same school system. However, in a 1997 technical report based on a sample of 74 kindergartners, Glascoe reported good internal consistency (Guttman's Lambda Coefficient = .99); Mantzicopoulos (1999b) found similar overall reliability (r = .91).…”

“…Previous research has shown the BSRA SRC to be a valid predictor for students of different races and both genders (Panter, 2000). Brigance mean scores differ by age and gender, but differences in predictive validity have not been shown (Mantzicopoulos, 1999b). It is important to identify such differences, if any, because screening and outcome measures may not be equally valid for all students.…”

“…It is presently used as the only screening measure by the school system where this research was conducted; furthermore, it is a popular and widely used screening measure. This popularity may be because of the measure's apparent multidimensional nature, ease of administration, instructional properties, and connection to other Brigance instruments (Mantzicopoulos, 1999b;May & Kundert, 1992). Mantzicopoulos (1999b) investigated the predictive utility of the Brigance for a sample of 256 Head Start students.…”

“…This popularity may be because of the measure's apparent multidimensional nature, ease of administration, instructional properties, and connection to other Brigance instruments (Mantzicopoulos, 1999b;May & Kundert, 1992). Mantzicopoulos (1999b) investigated the predictive utility of the Brigance for a sample of 256 Head Start students. The study found differences in total test scores by sex and age; racial/ethnic differences were not investigated.…”

Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

“…Sensitivity and specificity range from 73 to 86% in detecting delays and academic problems. Although there are some studies critical of the measures, these failed to use the empirically derived cutoffs or age restrictions on selection among forms (Mantzicopoulos, 1999(Mantzicopoulos, , 2000. The Brigance Screens are one of the few measures that also detect advanced or gifted development.…”