Question Details
Is there too much noise in (name)’s classroom for (him/her) to do (his/her) work?
1. Yes 2. No 3. Don’t Know
School and Education
Classroom Environment
Not Applicable
Evaluation Report
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Cognitive Evaluation of the UNICEF Early Child Development Index (ECDI) and Inclusive Education Modules in the United States, India, and Jamaica

Collaborating Center for Questionnaire Design Evaluation and Research
5/3/2017
Cognitive Interview
2/2016
NCHS
Citation: Scanlon, P., & Miller, K. (2017). Cognitive Evaluation of the UNICEF Early Child Development Index (ECDI) and Inclusive Education Modules in the United States, India, and Jamaica. National Center for Health Statistics. Hyattsville, MD. https://wwwn.cdc.gov/QBank/Report.aspx?1179
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Abstract: This report details the findings of a cross-country evaluation of two question modules: one developed by UNICEF about Early Childhood Development, and one developed by the Washington Group (WG) and UNICEF on Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities. The Early Childhood Development Index (ECD) was designed to be administered to parents of children between two and 5 years of age and asks a series of questions about the child’s social and physical behaviors. The Inclusive Education (IE) module was designed to be primarily administered to parents of children between six and 18 years of age, and includes questions about the parent’s attitudes towards inclusive education, the child’s school environment, and reasons why the child does not attend school (if that is the case). This multinational cognitive evaluation occurred across three sites, and included 140 respondents from the metropolitan areas of Washington DC in the United States of America, Mumbai in India, and Kingston in Jamaica. The cognitive interviews for this project were conducted at three separate times, with the testing in the United States occurring in February of 2016, the testing in India occurring in late March and early April of 2016, and the testing in Jamaica taking place in late April of 2016. Respondents across all three field sites were recruited to ensure diversity across the respondent’s gender and socioeconomic status, as well as the child’s gender, age, and disability status. This report first presents a brief overview of cognitive interviewing methodology and the theory behind the question response process, and then describes the research design for this particular project. General, cross-item findings are then discussed, followed by a detailed analyses of each questionnaire section.