Development of Executive Function Scales, National Norms, and Assessment Databases for Elementary-Grades Students and Students Transitioning from Kindergarten
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This research aimed to 1) develop an assessment tool for executive function (EF) skills appropriate for elementary-grade students and students transitioning from kindergarten, 2) develop Thai national normative criteria for the assessment of EF skills, and 3) develop a database for the assessment of EF skills. The research design employs a quantitative approach based on the framework established by Gioia et al. (2002). The research areas are Chonburi, Ratchaburi, Ubon Ratchathani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, and Lampang provinces. The sample group comprised 6,294 students from kindergarten 3 to 6th primary education, selected through multistage random sampling. The homeroom teachers of the sample group were responsible for the data collection. The research instrument is the EF skills assessment tool for elementary-grade students and students transitioning from kindergarten. Data were analyzed using basic statistics. The research yielded the following results:
- The EF skills assessment tool for elementary-grade students and students transitioning from kindergarten exhibited high quality in terms of construct validity, internal consistency reliability, item discrimination power, and good intra-rater reliability.
- Thai national normative criteria for the EF skills assessment tool for elementary-grade students and students transitioning from kindergarten were shown as normalized t-scores and percentile ranks.
- The EF skills assessment tool database for elementary-grade students and students transitioning from kindergarten is highly efficient in operating according to functional requirements, functionality, security, and usability.
Findings of this study have been implemented as a new national innovation for assessing executive function skills. Educators can use this innovation to promote students' executive function skills as they transition from early childhood to primary school and beyond.
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