DEVELOPING MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT SCALE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD’S BRAIN SKILLS IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER UNDER THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION OF KROK PHRA DISTRICT, NAKHON SAWAN PROVINCE
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The purpose of this research was to develop the measurement and assessment scale of the EF brain skill of early childhood students in a child development center. The research subjects consisted of 1) the parents of early childhood students in child development center, 2) students with experiences or research concerning EF brain skill of early childhood students, 3) teachers from child development center, 4) 3 healthcare workers whose work related to early childhood students, and 5) early childhood students in child development center under Krok Phra local administrative organization, Nakhonsawan province. The research instruments were 1) interview form for the person involved to collect basic information to develop the measurement and assessment scale, 2) Validity of the measurement and assessment scale of the EF brain skill of early childhood students’ evaluation form for experts, 3) early childhood students’ performance observation form. The basic information was analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and content analysis. The quality determination of the measurement and assessment scale used Rater Agreement Index: RAI to analyze the validity and reliability. The research found that the measurement and assessment scale of the EF brain skill of early childhood students in child development center was the performance-based assessment with 4 quality levels consisted of 9 keys of executive function, 43 indicators with validity between 0.60-1.00 and reliability using Rater Agreement Index: RAI between 0.838-0.941.
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