The structure and results of the LAHE e-assessment tool for assessing five-year-olds’ development
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cognitive processes, academic competencies, learning competence, social competence, e-assessment toolAbstract
Lapseeas kujunevad pädevused on aluseks edasisele arengule ja heaolule, mistõttu on oluline lapse arengutaset järjepidevalt hinnata. Selle töö eesmärk on anda ülevaade viieaastaste laste arengu hindamise e-vahendi (LAHE) struktuurist ning sellega hinnatud pädevuste omavahelistest seostest ja erinevustest soo ja keele kaupa. LAHE 2021. aasta uuringus osales 397 last. Uuringus kinnitati LAHE kodu ja mänguväljaku testide alusel LAHE viiefaktoriline struktuur. Uuringu tulemused näitasid, et laste kognitiivsed protsessid, keele- ja kõne-, matemaatika-, õpi- ja sotsiaalne pädevus on omavahel seotud. Tugevad seosed ilmnesid nii ühe pädevuse raames kui ka erinevate valdkondade alapädevuste vahel. Samuti selgus, et tüdrukutel on poistest veidi paremad tulemused keele ja kõne valdkonnas ning venekeelsete laste tulemused on mõnevõrra kõrgemad õpipädevuses. Uuringu tulemustest saab järeldada, et laste pädevuste hindamisele ja arendamisele tuleks läheneda terviklikult.
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