Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Diagnostic skill development'

Diagnostic cognitive assessment (DCA) was explored using Bayesian networks and evidence-centred design (ECD) in a statistics learning domain (ANOVA). The assessment environment simulates problem solving activities that occurred in a web-based statistics learning environment. The assessment model is composed of assessment constructs, and evidence models. Assessment constructs correspond to components of knowledge and procedural skill in a cognitive domain model and are represented as explanatory variables in the assessment model. Explanatory variables represent specific aspects of student's performance of assessment problems. Bayesian networks are used to connect the explanatory variables to the evidence variables. These links enable the network to propagate evidential information to explanatory model variables in the assessment model. The purpose of DCA is to infer cognitive components of knowledge and skill that have been mastered by a student. These inferences are realized probabilistically using the Bayesian network to estimate the likelihood that a student has mastered specific components of knowledge or skill based on observations of features of the student's performance of an assessment task.
The objective of this study was to develop a Bayesian assessment model that implements DCA in a specific domain of statistics, and evaluate it in relation to its potential to achieve the objectives of DCA. This study applied a method for model development to the ANOVA score model domain to attain the objectives of the study. The results documented: (a) the process of model development in a specific domain; (b) the properties of the Bayesian assessment model; (c) the performance of the network in tracing students' progress towards mastery by using the model to successfully update the posterior probabilities; (d) the use of estimates of log odds ratios of likelihood of mastery as a measure of "progress toward mastery;" (e) the robustness of diagnostic inferences based on the network; and (f) the use of the Bayesian assessment model for diagnostic assessment with a sample of 20 students who completed the assessment tasks. The results indicated that the Bayesian assessment network provided valid diagnostic information about specific cognitive components, and was able to track development towards achieving mastery of learning goals.

The primary purpose of the study was to develop an expert system that could C D perform medical diagnoses In selected problem areas, and C2) provide diagnostic Insights to assist medical students In their training. An expert system Is a computer-based set of procedures and algorithms that can solve problems In a given domain. Two research questions were proposed. The first was "Given a problem space defined by a matrix of diseases and symptoms, can a computer-based model be derived that will consistently perform accurate and efficient diagnoses of cases within that problem area?" The second question was "If the techniques derived from the model are taught to a medical student, is there a subsequent improvement of diagnostic skill?" An expert system was developed which met the objectives of the study. It was able to diagnose cases in the two problem areas studied with an accuracy of 94-95%. Furthermore, it was able to perform those diagnoses in a very efficient manner, often using no more than the theoretical minimum number of steps. The expert system employed three phases: rapid search by discrimination, confirmation by pattern matching against prototypes, and elimination of some candidates (impossible states) by making use of negative information. The discrimination phase alone achieved accuracies of 73-78%. By comparison, medical students achieved mean accuracies of 54-55% in the same problem areas. This suggests that novices could improve their diagnostic accuracy by approximately 20% by following the simple rules used in the first phase of the expert system. Curricular implications are discussed. When 49 first-year medical students at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine were exposed to some of the insights of the expert system by means of a videotaped 10- minute lecture, their diagnostic approach was modified and the accuracy of their diagnoses did improve. However, the degree of Improvement was not statistically significant. Recommendations for further research are made.

The purpose of this research study was to determine characteristics of entering vocational students in Kentucky Area/State vocational schools and to develop a computerized diagnostic instrument and tutorial package for assisting students in the mastery of necessary basic skills in mathematics. After specific math skills were identified in which proficiency is required of vocational education students, item pools were constructed for each skill. The skill item pools were validated using approximately 500 public school students throughout the grades of four through eight in public schools of Harlan County, Kentucky, Lee County, Virginia, and Washington County, Tennessee. The items within each item pool were found to be statistically equivalent. Computer programs were coded in the BASIC language using the item pools to randomly select and generate a diagnostic instrument and tutorial program relevant to the basic math skills. Three randomly generated forms of the diagnostic instrument were sent to 100 students in twenty area state vocational schools of Kentucky for normalization and form validation. The diagnostic instrument showed a strong positive coefficient of reliability with an average of.95 over the three forms used in the normalization process. There was no significant difference between the mean raw scores of the three forms. A 67 percentile score was found to be the norm which was to be statistically equivalent to the Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE) at the 8.75 grade equivalent. An experiment was conducted using vocational students at Hazard State Vocational School as subjects to determine the affects of the tutorial package on basic math skill mastery using equivalent forms of the diagnostic instrument for pretesting and posttesting. Results of the experiment indicated that the computer managed instruction tutorial package had a significant affect in increasing posttest scores of the experimental group over the control group. It was concluded that the problem of constructing a computerized diagnostic math instrument and tutorial package capable of enhancing mastery of basic math skills to assist vocational students in gaining entrance into vocational school was achieved. A recommendation was made for further research and development to use the random item pool model for other development of computer assisted instruction (CAI) software.

Der Beruf der Staatlich anerkannten Erzieherin/des Staatlich anerkannten Erziehers hat in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten stark an gesellschaftlicher und bildungspolitischer Bedeutung gewonnen. Die angehenden ErzieherInnen sollen dementsprechend innerhalb der dreijährigen fachschulischen Ausbildung das Maximum an Kompetenzen aus verschiedenen Fachdisziplinen erwerben und im Berufsleben an wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen und Methoden ausgerichtet selbstständig handeln. Aktuelle Studien zeigen jedoch, dass die ErzieherInnen im Anschluss an die Ausbildung trotz umfangreicher ausbildungscurricularer Reformierungen und vielzähligen Qualitätsinitiativen seit Mitte der 1990er Jahre diesen Anforderungen zumeist nicht gerecht werden. Die Dissertation fokussiert die fachschulische Ausbildung und beleuchtet anhand von zwei Untersuchungen die Ausbildungssituation im Freistaat Sachsen. Dabei wird die mangelnde Kompetenzausrichtung von Lehre, Diagnostik und ministeriellen Vorgaben als Hauptursache identifiziert. Unter der Zielstellung ein Hilfsmittel für Dozenten als Lösungsansatz zu entwickeln, um die Lehre und Diagnostik kompetenzorientierter gestaltbar zu machen, wird ein innovatives umfassendes Kompetenzmodell entwickelt. Dieses Modell beschreibt berufsaufgabenbezogen präzise die erforderlichen Kompetenzen von ErzieherInnen in ihren Inhalts- und Verhaltensaspekten. Im Rahmen zweier empirischer Untersuchungen zeigt sich die Validität und Nützlichkeit des Kompetenzmodells der Erzieherausbildung.

INTRODUÇÃO: Os relatos do desenvolvimento motor de recém-nascidos prétermo (RNPT) extremo são razoavelmente bem documentados, mas pouco se sabe sobre o desenvolvimento de RNPT Tardios (RNPT T). OBJETIVOS: Analisar o desenvolvimento motor de RNPT T desde o nascimento até a idade corrigida de termo e comparar ao de recém-nascidos de termo (RNT) ao nascer. MÉTODOS: Foi realizado um estudo de coorte, prospectivo, com 29 RNPT Te 88 RNT de 4 hospitais credenciados à rede pública de saúde no município de Cuiabá/MT. OS RNPT T foram submetidos à avaliação motora através do Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) ao nascer, realizaram US de crânio nas duas primeiras semanas de vida e repetiram o TIMP a cada duas semanas até a idade equivalente ao termo, bem como as medidas de peso, comprimento e perímetro cefálico. Ao termo, foi realizada uma avaliação neurológica pelo método de Dubowitz. Os RNT foram submetidos à avaliação motora pelo TIMP e neurológica de Dubowitz ao nascer. ANÁLISE ESTATÍSTICA: O tamanho da amostra definiu 29 crianças no grupo RNPT T, considerando um poder de teste de 80% e nível de significância de 5%. As análises basearam-se nos testes Exato de Fisher e Qui Quadrado e para comparação das variáveis quantitativas, os testes t de Student para duas amostras pareadas e teste t de Student para duas amostras independentes. Para análise dos fatores preditores do TIMP ao T foi realizada Regressão Múltipla Linear. RESULTADOS: Dos 29 RNPT T avaliados, 23 (79,3%) apresentaram US de crânio dentro da normalidade, 2 (6,9%) hemorragia intracraniana (HIC) grau I e 4 (13,8%) HIC grau I bilateral. O escore total do TIMP aumentou significativamente a partir de 38 - 39 semanas no grupo RNPT T (51,9 ± 5,8 às 34-35 sem, 53,6 ± 6,4 às 36-37 sem, 57,7 ± 7,3 às 38-39 sem e 62,6 ± 5,2 às 40 sem) (p < 0,05). As médias dos escores do TIMP de RNPT T em idades equivalentes às dos RNT ao nascer foram, às 38- 39 sem, de 57,7 ± 7,3 e 59,8 ± 6,4 e, às 40 sem, de 62,6 ± 5,2 e 61,7 ± 5,0,respectivamente, sem diferenças estatísticas entre estes. Por análise de regressão múltipla linear foram identificados a idade materna e o perímetro cefálico como preditores do TIMP em RNPT T em idade equivalente ao termo. Não foram encontradas diferenças ao comparar os escores das avaliações neurológicas pelo método Dubowitz de RNPT T aos de termo ao nascer. CONCLUSÃO: RNPT T de baixo risco podem apresentar evolução motora com aumento significante a partir de 38-39 semanas pós-termo, alcançando desempenho motor em idade equivalente ao termo, semelhante ao de RNT ao nascer. A idade materna e o PC foram identificados como preditores do escore do TIMP em RNPT T à idade corrigida de termo
INTRODUCTION: Reports on the motor development of extremely preterm infants are frequent in the literature, but little is known about the development of late preterm infants (LPI). OBJECTIVES: To analyze the motor development of LPI from birth until term-corrected age, and compare with that of term infants (TI) at birth. METHODS: A cohort study was performed, in which the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) was administered to 29 LPI at birth and repeated every two weeks until term-corrected age, as well as the anthropometric measures of weight, length and head circumference. A cranial ultrasound (US) in the first two weeks of age and a Dubowitz neurological assessment were administered to LPI at term corrected age. The TIMP and the Dubowitz neurological examination were administered to TI at birth. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: The sample size was defined as 29 LPI, considering a test power of 80 % and a significance level of 5. Qualitative variables were compared using the Fisher exact test and Chi Square and Student\'s t test for two samples and paired Student\'s t test for two independent samples for quantitative variables. The multiple linear regression was performed for analysis of predictors of TIMP at term time. RESULTS: Among the 29 LPI evaluated, 23 (79.3%) had a cranial US within normal limits, 2 (6.9%) intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) grade I, and 4 (13.8%) bilateral ICH grade I. The mean TIMP score and standard deviation of LPI was 51.9 ± 5.8 at 34-35 weeks and 62.6 ± 5.2 at 40 weeks. There was a significant increase at 38-39 weeks in the LPI group (p < 0.05). There were no significant differences in the motor evaluations between LPI at the age equivalent to TI at birth (38-39 weeks and 40 weeks). The growth of LPI until term was adequate in relation to Alexander curve. After multiple linear regression we found that maternal age and head circumference were predictors of TIMP in LP at term age. No differences were found when comparing the scores of neurological assessments by Dubowitz between LPI and T infants. CONCLUSION: Low risk LPI presented a gradual progression of motor development until the term-corrected age, but differences with TI at birth were not detected. Maternal age and head circumference were identified as predictors of TIMP score at term in LPI

This project study focused on scholarly writing skills of adult students enrolled in a private graduate institution in the West Indies. The institution provided writing instruction, but scholarly writing skills remained inadequate for some students when they began their final projects. The project study provided insight into the most pervasive writing skill deficits and the positive and negative influences on writing skill development among graduate students. The research design was an applied qualitative case study using data collected from a purposeful sample of convenience within a bounded system of current students, faculty members, and administrators in one institution. Open-ended questionnaires (n = 5), interviews (n = 14), and qualitative assessments of student writing samples (n = 10) provided data for thematic qualitative analysis. Findings indicated a wide range of individual needs for writing development and guided the formation of a writing improvement project. The theory of andragogy provided the theoretical foundation for both the study and the project. Enrollment in the institution was limited to adults over 25 years of age; therefore, consideration of andragogical assumptions about how adults learn helped in understanding students' writing deficits and influences on their writing skill development. The project, called the Writing Suite, is an integrated curriculum aimed at developing students' scholarly writing skills throughout their graduate programs. When paired with the institution's emphasis on social change, the development of proficient writing skills will increase each student's potential for effecting positive change in his or her community and workplace.

This diploma thesis introduces the options for motor skills assessment of preschool children in the pedagogical and health care setting. This thesis is divided into two parts - theoretical and practical part. In the theoretical part, the author describes the psychomotor development of a child with a focus on the preschool period. The following chapter provides an overview of pedagogical and healthcare professions that mostly focus on the psychomotor development matters. The following chapters analyse the options for motor skills diagnostics in preschool children, including an overview of the most commonly used tests. In the practical part, a set of diagnostic tasks was created for the purpose of rough estimation of motor skills levels of preschool children. The suggested task set was then put to a clinical trial in five kindergartens in two cities in the Czech Republic. The practical part consists of a description of individual tasks in the task set, their evaluation, description of the used sample of children, administration of the task set and collection of data in accordance with stated ethical principles of research. There data is then presented, analysed and the resolving power of the task set is evaluated. The addendum of the practical part contains suggested modifications of the diagnostic...

This diploma thesis deals with the issue of written expression of pupils in relation to their region and the type of schools in which they are educated. It also deals with spelling skills of pupils with specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills. The theoretical part summarizes the findings relating to the development of writing skills. It describes two basic developmental models, as well as the diagnostics of spelling. The research part consists of two assessment methods such as the quantitative methodology and the qualitative research methods which summarize the level of spelling skills contained in the research sample. The diagnosis revealed that both of the assessment methods are reliable and comparable for the diagnosis of the specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills and their outputs. The research revealed lower scores amongst pupils in the region who were included in the conducted tests used for the research. This research helped to define similarities and differences in spelling skills between socially disadvantaged pupils and pupils with specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills. Keywords: specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills, dysorthographia, development of writing skills, spelling diagnostics, writing tests, social disadvantages

This study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the Individualized Reading Evaluation and Diagnosis (iRead) Inventory for accurately assessing specific decoding sub-skill weaknesses and for informing the development of targeted interventions to improve the reading abilities of students. The iRead Inventory is a curriculum-based, specific skills mastery measurement tool for assessing specific decoding weaknesses. Students read word lists targeted to specific vowel combinations to determine weaknesses with particular combinations. The study assessed whether the iRead Inventory could distinguish specific decoding sub-skill weaknesses for students and whether the iRead Inventory was effective in supporting the development of interventions to improve those decoding weaknesses. Students were screened for dysfluency and three students were identified as having primarily decoding issues were selected for the intervention phase of the study. The intervention phase of the study involved using a multiple baseline, randomization design with the three participants receiving interventions beginning at randomly selected times. The iRead Inventory was utilized to identify specific vowel combination difficulties for intervention and the participants were provided direct, sequential instruction targeted to the identified specific decoding weaknesses. The participants' reading progress was monitored using Reading-CBM (R-CBM) and Nonsense Word Fluency (NWF) measures. In addition, their progress with learning the specific sub-skills was monitored using the iRead Inventory. The iRead Inventory was found to reliably assess specific decoding deficits. Interventions that were developed using the iRead Inventory were shown to improve the decoding abilities of all the participants. The two participants who received interventions earlier showed gains in oral reading skills and mastered a number of specific vowel combination decoding skills. The participant who began interventions last showed less gain in both abilities. In addition, there seemed to be a learning curve phenomenon whereby participants did not exhibit gains associated with the interventions until approximately two and one half weeks after interventions were initiated. Further research can include assessing the reliability of the iRead Inventory, researching its utility for designing interventions for a broader population, and assessing the implications of a potential learning curve phenomenon for making educational decisions.

Our research follows up longitudinal study of doc. PhDr. Gabriela Seidlová Málková, Ph.D. on Faculty of humanities, Charles University. In the years 2010-2012 four subsequent research of 127 preschool children age 3,5 - 5,5 years took place. In 2017 we succeeded in searching for 40 children attending at that time 5th class in elementary school. We captured current abilities of that children, especially reading. Our interest was to investigate decoding and reading comprehension. In agreement with previous research results we found out, that reading comprehension relates statistically significantly to decoding skill, listening comprehension, vocabulary, language awareness and nonverbal intelligence (all in elementary school). Based on the tests in nursery school, we divided children to three groups, and we described two outer - more (Comparative group) and less (Deficit group) language equipped. We traced reading profiles of these two groups in elementary school (5th grade). Keywords: language skills, reading literacy, reading comprehension, reading abilities, diagnostics of reading, development of reading skills, decoding

Am 20. November 2010 fand an der Universität Potsdam das 4. Herbsttreffen Patholinguistik statt. Die Konferenzreihe wird regelmäßig seit 2007 vom Verband für Patholinguistik e.V. (vpl) durchgeführt. Der vorliegende Tagungsband veröffentlicht die Hauptvorträge des Herbsttreffens zum Thema "Lesen lernen: Diagnostik und Therapie bei Störungen des Leseerwerbs". Des Weiteren sind die Beiträge promovierender bzw. promovierter PatholinguistInnen sowie der Posterpräsentationen enthalten.
On November 20, 2010, the 4th Herbsttreffen Patholinguistik took place at the University of Potsdam. This annual conference is organized by the Verband für Patholinguistik e.V. (vpl). The main topic was "Learning to read: Assessment and intervention in developmental dyslexia". These proceedings contain the four main lectures, the contributed talks of the "Spektrum Patholinguistik" covering various psycho- and neurolinguistic research areas, and the abstracts of the presented posters.

Diploma thesis "Diagnosis of developmental dyspraxia in children and adolescents with a focus on the preference of the upper or lower extremities in sport" summarizes all available information about etiology, diagnosis and therapy of developmental dyspraxia in the theoretical part. The practical part deals with the use of the diagnostic test Movement Assessment Battery for Children 2, which is designed to identify motor disorders in children. Developmental dyspraxia is very often associated with attention problems so the Test of Attention d2 was used. Difficulty with attention has been confirmed in individuals with impaired physical abilities. There was no significant difference in the overall motor skills between handball players and soccer players. The evaluation of particular components showed significantly better results for girls playing handball in the field of manual dexterity.

Der Beruf der Staatlich anerkannten Erzieherin/des Staatlich anerkannten Erziehers hat in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten stark an gesellschaftlicher und bildungspolitischer Bedeutung gewonnen. Die angehenden ErzieherInnen sollen dementsprechend innerhalb der dreijährigen fachschulischen Ausbildung das Maximum an Kompetenzen aus verschiedenen Fachdisziplinen erwerben und im Berufsleben an wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen und Methoden ausgerichtet selbstständig handeln. Aktuelle Studien zeigen jedoch, dass die ErzieherInnen im Anschluss an die Ausbildung trotz umfangreicher ausbildungscurricularer Reformierungen und vielzähligen Qualitätsinitiativen seit Mitte der 1990er Jahre diesen Anforderungen zumeist nicht gerecht werden. Die Dissertation fokussiert die fachschulische Ausbildung und beleuchtet anhand von zwei Untersuchungen die Ausbildungssituation im Freistaat Sachsen. Dabei wird die mangelnde Kompetenzausrichtung von Lehre, Diagnostik und ministeriellen Vorgaben als Hauptursache identifiziert. Unter der Zielstellung ein Hilfsmittel für Dozenten als Lösungsansatz zu entwickeln, um die Lehre und Diagnostik kompetenzorientierter gestaltbar zu machen, wird ein innovatives umfassendes Kompetenzmodell entwickelt. Dieses Modell beschreibt berufsaufgabenbezogen präzise die erforderlichen Kompetenzen von ErzieherInnen in ihren Inhalts- und Verhaltensaspekten. Im Rahmen zweier empirischer Untersuchungen zeigt sich die Validität und Nützlichkeit des Kompetenzmodells der Erzieherausbildung.:1 Einleitung .....1 2 Kritische Betrachtung der Erzieherausbildung im Freistaat Sachsen unter Bezugnahme auf den aktuellen Forschungsstand .....6 2.1 Professionalität von Staatlich anerkannten Erziehern zwischen Anspruch und Wirklichkeit: Skizzierung der grundlegenden Anforderungen an die fachschulische Ausbildung .....6 2.2 Betrachtung der fachschulischen Rahmenbedingungen .....9 2.2.1 Kultusministerielle Vorgaben auf Landes- und Bundesebene .....9 2.2.1.1 Ausgewählte Inhalte der Fachschulordnung .....9 2.2.1.2 Inhaltliche Ausbildungsvorgaben .....14 2.2.2 Die Ausbildungssituation an sächsischen Fachschulen im Schuljahr 2011/2012 .....22 2.2.2.1 Schulleiterbefragung an sächsischen Fachschulen für Sozialwesen, Fachrichtung Sozialpädagogik .....22 2.2.2.2 Explorative Studie zur Kompetenzerfassung in fachschulischen Leistungsmessungen .....27 2.3 Fragestellungen der Dissertation .....44 3 Kompetenzmodelle als Ausgangspunkt für Prozesse der Kompetenzentwicklung und Kompetenzdiagnostik in der Ausbildung .....47 3.1 Konzeptuelle und begriffliche Grundlagen .....48 3.1.1 Zum Begriff „Kompetenz“ .....48 3.1.2 Berufliche Handlungskompetenz als spezifisches Kompetenzkonstrukt .....54 3.2 Constructive Alignment und Kompetenzmodelle .....58 3.2.1 Constructive Alignment zur Kompetenzausrichtung von Lehre und Diagnostik .....58 3.2.2 Kompetenzmodelle im Überblick .....60 3.2.2.1 Strukturmodelle .....63 3.2.2.1.1 Kompetenzdimensionen als Strukturierungsbasis .....63 3.2.2.1.2 Die Nutzung von Matrizen und Taxonomien zur Ausdifferenzierung der Dimensionen .....67 3.2.2.2 Entwicklungsmodelle .....71 3.2.2.3 Niveaumodelle .....74 3.2.3 Ausgewählte Strategien und Methoden zur Entwicklung von Kompetenzmodellen .....77 3.3 Zusammenfassung .....81 4 Entwicklung eines Kompetenzmodells für die Erzieherausbildung .....83 4.1 Explorative Untersuchung zur Bestimmung der Learning Outcomes der Erzieherausbildung .....84 4.1.1 Untersuchungsdesign .....84 4.1.2 Darstellung der Untersuchungsergebnisse .....92 4.1.3 Kritische Diskussion der Ergebnisse .....98 4.2 Aufbau und Beschreibung des Kompetenzmodells unter Beachtung einer aufgabenorientierten Systematik .....100 4.2.1 Anordnung der Berufsaufgaben und ihrer Teilaufgaben im Modell unter dem Gesichtspunkt der Kompetenzentwicklung innerhalb der Ausbildung .....101 4.2.2 Zuordnung der Inhalts- und Verhaltensaspekte zu den Berufsaufgaben und ihren Teilaufgaben .....120 4.2.3 Anwendung des AOLK-Formats zur Beschreibung der Kompetenzen .....122 4.3 Das Kompetenzmodell der Erzieherausbildung .....136 4.3.1 Aufgabenkomplex Betreuung .....136 4.3.2 Aufgabenkomplex Begleitung von Bildungs- und Entwicklungsprozessen .....149 4.3.3 Aufgabenkomplex Erziehung .....157 4.4 Zusammenfassung .....160 5 Validierung des entwickelten Kompetenzmodells .....161 5.1 Theoretische Grundlagen zur Ermittlung der Güte von Kompetenzmodellen .....161 5.2 Expertenbefragung zur Erfassung der Inhaltsvalidität und Nützlichkeit des erarbeiteten Kompetenzmodells .....164 5.2.1 Untersuchungsdesign der Online-Validierung .....165 5.2.2 Darstellung der Befragungsergebnisse .....173 5.2.2.1 Rücklaufqote .....173 5.2.2.2 Verteilungsanalysen .....173 5.2.2.2.1 Häufigkeitsverteilungen der Ratings zu den inhaltsbezogenen Aufgabenmengen .....175 5.2.2.2.2 Häufigkeitsverteilungen der Ratings zu den verhaltensbezogenen Aufgabenmengen .....180 5.2.2.2.3 Häufigkeitsverteilungen der Ratings zur Gesamtbewertung des Modellausschnitts .....186 5.2.2.2.4 Häufigkeitsverteilungen der Ratings zum Modellnutzen .....187 5.2.2.3 Mittelwertanalysen .....188 5.2.2.4 Zusammenhangsanalysen und Korrelationen .....189 5.2.3 Zusammenfassende Interpretation der Ergebnisse .....193 5.3 Ermittlung der Konstruktvalidität des Kompetenzmodells mit Hilfe des Lehrbuchs „Erzieherinnen + Erzieher“ .....195 5.3.1 Aufbau und methodisches Vorgehen der Inhaltsanalyse .....197 5.3.2 Darstellung der Untersuchungsergebnisse .....202 5.3.3 Interpretation des Analyseergebnisses .....203 5.4 Zusammenfassende Aussagen zur Validität des entwickelten Kompetenzmodells .....204 5.5 Überlegungen zu einer ganzheitlichen Evaluierung des Kompetenzmodells .....206 6 Die Bedeutung des Kompetenzmodells für die Weiterentwicklung der Ausbildungsqualität im Freistaat Sachsen .....208 6.1 Der Beitrag des Modells zur kompetenzorientierten und systematischen Lehre .....208 6.2 Das Kompetenzmodell als Basis einer handlungsorientierten und praxisnahen Kompetenzdiagnostik im Unterricht .....211 6.3 Die Schaffung vertikaler Durchlässigkeit der fachschulischen Erzieherausbildung zu hochschulischen Ausbildungsgängen .....215 7 Zusammenfassung und Ausblick .....217 8 Literaturverzeichnis .....219 9 Tabellenverzeichnis .....235 10 Abbildungsverzeichnis .....239 11 Danksagung .....240 12 Selbstständigkeitserklärung .....241 13 Anhangsverzeichnis .....242

This thesis focuses on the use of information technologies (ICT) in the development of children from families with low socio-economic background, specifically on the use of the Smart application. The theoretical part of the thesis discusses the specificity of the pre-school age from the perspectives of developmental psychology and social pedagogy. These disciplines are used to define the optimal characteristics and competencies necessary for school readiness. Next, specific aspects of school readiness and factors influencing this readiness are discussed. Relatedly, the specificities of upbringing in socially disadvantaged families and their impacts on child development are explored. In the following chapter, information technologies and their effects on child development are thoroughly discussed. The application Smart is then introduced, which is a specific tool designed to support the development of school readiness. The Smart application is then used in the empirical part of the thesis. Finally, at the end of the theoretical part, the diagnostic instrument Isophi is described. This instrument was used to evaluate the children participating in my research. The empirical part of the thesis describes a multiple case study of the development of children from families with low socio-economic...