Developing Reliable and Valid Measures of Implementation to Support High Quality in Early Care and Education Centers
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Developing Reliable and Valid Measures of Implementation to Support High Quality in Early Care and Education Centers

OPRE Brief #2022-21
Published: Jan 31, 2022
Publisher: Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, US. Department of Health and Human Services
Human Services Early Childhood Child Development Federal

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Shannon Monahan

Gretchen Kirby

Katie Gonzalez

Key Findings

  • Psychometric properties show how reliable and valid a measure is based on the purposes for which it is designed and used.
  • Reliability indicates whether a measure produces consistent results and how dependable a measure is for the purposes for which it is used.
  • Validity is the degree to which a measure accurately captures the concept that it is designed to measure and is appropriate for the purpose it is being used.

This brief, part of a series of research briefs presenting findings from a multi-case study of 30 ECE centers, focuses on the psychometric properties of the ICHQ implementation measures. The multi-case study helped us develop draft measures and explore how well they are working to summarize implementation, estimate costs, and identify ways centers can achieve quality. The ICHQ measures are being further tested and validated in a field test with a larger sample of centers in 2021.

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