The Knowledge Scale uses a card-sorting technique to assess expectations about children's early development. The instrument can be administered orally, with the interviewer reading each statement from a card and asking the respondent to sort the cards into piles by age. Alternatively, respondents can read and sort the cards themselves. Interviewers than circle the respondent's choices on a score sheet. The scale asks 73 items and takes approximately 20-30 minutes to administer.
Scores indicate correct, early, and late expectations for the instrument as a whole.
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