2013
DOI: 10.1002/pits.21701
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Learning Potential Assessment and Adaptation to the Educational Context: The Usefulness of the Acfs for Assessing Immigrant Preschool Children

Abstract: The objective of this study was to test the usefulness of dynamic assessment for determining cognitive abilities such as classification, auditory and visual memory, pattern sequences, perspective taking, verbal planning, learning potential, and metacognition in immigrant preschool children with and without competence in the dominant language (Spanish). One hundred seventy-six preschoolchildren were distributed in three groups according to the cultural background of their parents (native Spanish/Spanish-speakin… Show more

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“…As has been found before, progression paths for the different ethnic groups who had received training in our study did not interact but, rather, showed, as expected, equal slopes (Calero et al, 2013;Stevenson, 2012;Wiedl et al, 2014). The children from different ethnic-cultures did not fully catch up with their indigenous peers but, of course, this should not be expected on the basis of a rather short (30 min) training procedure.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 71%
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“…As has been found before, progression paths for the different ethnic groups who had received training in our study did not interact but, rather, showed, as expected, equal slopes (Calero et al, 2013;Stevenson, 2012;Wiedl et al, 2014). The children from different ethnic-cultures did not fully catch up with their indigenous peers but, of course, this should not be expected on the basis of a rather short (30 min) training procedure.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 71%
“…Several authors (e.g. Calero et al, 2013;Stevenson, 2012;Wiedl et al, 2014) have demonstrated that children from non-indigenous ethnic backgrounds can improve their performance following dynamic testing, although the limitations of a short intervention for children's long-term performance is recognised. The outcomes of the present study support these findings.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
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“…Moreover, cultural and environmental factors may adversely affect test performance of individuals with a migration background [10]. For example, individuals with a migration background may be less familiar with the type of tasks used in performance assessment [11, 12]. In addition, many immigrant groups are confronted with negative achievement stereotypes, which may create increased performance pressure [13].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Furthermore, studies have shown that immigrant children’s parents who have limited language skills in the dominant language are less involved in schooling, which in turn may negatively affect their children’s performance [14, 15]. Consequently, in intelligence tests, individuals with a migration background may not be able to show their full potential, which can result in test scores that underestimate intelligence [5–7, 11, 12]. As high-stakes decisions are made on the basis of intelligence test scores, underestimated intelligence test scores may have negative consequences in, for example, education and employment.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%