The purpose of this study was to examine to what extent CBM Maze scores were indicators of general reading proficiency for students enrolled in Dutch vocational secondary education (PrO-schools)....Show moreThe purpose of this study was to examine to what extent CBM Maze scores were indicators of general reading proficiency for students enrolled in Dutch vocational secondary education (PrO-schools). Three research questions were addressed regarding the reliability, the validity and the sensitivity to growth of the Maze scores. The participants were 96 students (44 girls; 51 boys; 1 unknown sex) across four school years enrolled in a Dutch secondary school for practical education. The relation between the CBM Maze scores and two criterion variables (a reading comprehension test Nieuwsbegrip and School Grades for Dutch) was examined. In addition, beginning-and-end-of-year mean Maze scores were examined in order to determine whether the scores were sensitive to growth. Positive and moderately to strong correlations provide support for the reliability of the Maze scores. The present data, however, provide only minimal support for their validity. Finally, results suggest the Maze scores were sensitive to growth.Show less
In the current study the main goal is to point out how parents of pre-schoolers encounter the subject of Math at home. Eighty eight Greek parents of pre-school children filled in a questionnaire...Show moreIn the current study the main goal is to point out how parents of pre-schoolers encounter the subject of Math at home. Eighty eight Greek parents of pre-school children filled in a questionnaire with several questions referring to topics like the frequency with which they engage in numeracy activities at home or their academic expectations for their child. The main findings indicate that gender of the child does not play a significant role on the academic expectations that their parents have for them before entering Kindergarten. However, those expectations are positively correlated to the frequency that number activities occurred at home.Show less
