Development and Standardization of a Tablet-based Assessment Tool of Early Childhood Education Learning Goals

Summary

In Chile there are not enough reliable, standardized instruments to assess young
children’s knowledge of basic concepts defined essential by the Ministry of Education
of Chile. The goal of this research is to validate a play-based assessment tool of
basic concepts for young children (3 to 6 years old) called dip, supported in tablet.
The instrument assesses basic concepts related to verbal language and mathematical
reasoning. It was standardized with 360 children between 3 and 6 years old attending
institutions offering early childhood education in the Metropolitan Region of Chile.
The results show good internal reliability (0.7) and consistent reliability for different
groups of assessed knowledge. There is evidence of strong correlation with a computerbased
assessment instrument of early literacy competencies (0.7) and a moderate
correlation with a test of basic concepts in a traditional format (0.5).