Assessing the School Readiness of Children in Jordan.

Psychometric Properties of Physical Well-Being, Health and Motor Development Inventory for Assessing School Readiness

Objectives: The objective of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the ‘physical well-being, health and motor development inventory’ used to assess school readiness in ordinary and mentally retarded pre-school children. Methods: A descriptive study examining validity was conducted using random sampling. Two hundred students (160 ordinary and 40 mentally retarded children) ...

Diagnostic predictors of learning readiness for pre-school children: A meta-analytic review

Background and Objectives: Students with learning difficulties encounter poorer school outcomes and major problems in learning. Researchers investigated the factors in preschool stage that will help to diagnosis learning problems.  Methods: A meta-analytic review provides means for assessing which factors show the strongest effects on long-term outcomes. Results: This article presents a ...

Developing Reading Readiness Test for Preschool Children: Study of the Preliminary Version's Psychometric Properties

Background and Purpose: One of the components of school readiness is reading readiness. Development of valid and reliable tools to assess the pre-reading skills in preschool children by taking into consideration the Persian language and culture is one of the educational needs and part of the process of decision making and placement. The purpose of this study was to provide an effective tool for...

Assessing the Disaster Readiness of Nurses in Hospitals

Prevalence and severity of dental caries in school students aged 6-12 years in Mafraq governorate: Northeast of Jordan

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Dental caries is a chronic disease with a high prevalence despite its preventability. Untreated dental caries can cause substantial pain and suffering, and imposes a significant public health and economic burden. Our aim was to determine how prevalent and sever dental caries are among school children between 6 to 12 years of age from a mixed population (Jordanians and Syrian...