A Critical Survey of Tests and Measurements in Early Childhood Education.

The results of a project undertaken to develop a usable file of measures appropriate for use with children from birth through age 8 and to formulate a reliable system for cross-classifying instruments by construct and response methodology are presented. The completed file referenced 800 readily available measures from published and unpublished sources. The completed project included three methods of data retrieval: a series of indices, multiple inquiry keysort cards, and a computerized routine which prepared construct-response methodology profiles for each instrument. Uses of the file for developing uniform terminology and for examining instrument commonalities are discussed. (Author)