The Early Development Instrument: an evaluation of its five domains using Rasch analysis

BMC Pediatrics

Table 4 Ordered item locations, fit residuals and probabilities for the social competence scale

Item	Item description	Location	SE	Fit residual	Chi square	Probability
19	play with new toy	−1.50	0.09	0.55	*27.84*	*0.001*
20	play a new game	−1.29	0.08	−0.90	19.38	0.013
9	respect for adults	−1.08	0.08	−4.11	*30.39*	*0.000*
16	takes care of school materials	−0.85	0.08	−4.63	*34.62*	*0.000*
6	respects others property	−0.82	0.08	−3.71	*25.42*	*0.001*
21	play with new book	−0.82	0.08	0.46	18.29	0.019
23	follow one-step instructions	−0.78	0.07	−4.11	23.09	0.003
10	respect for children	−0.72	0.07	−2.86	19.03	0.015
5	follow rules and instructions	−0.29	0.07	−6.36	*43.16*	*0.000*
18	curious about world	−0.19	0.07	2.35	*25.37*	*0.001*
3	plays and works with other	−0.11	0.07	−5.33	*34.16*	*0.000*
25	adjust to change in routines	−0.05	0.07	−0.97	7.80	0.453
13	follows directions	0.05	0.07	−7.85	*62.29*	*0.000*
7	self-control	0.11	0.07	−3.86	15.66	0.047
4	play with various children	0.34	0.06	0.27	10.90	0.207
24	follow class routines	0.37	0.06	−3.42	17.56	0.025
11	responsibility for actions	0.39	0.06	−2.01	10.41	0.237
15	works independently	0.56	0.06	−3.18	12.53	0.129
22	solve day-to-day problems	0.59	0.06	−0.77	8.46	0.390
26	tolerance of mistakes	0.60	0.06	7.63	*89.84*	*0.000*
8	self-confidence	0.71	0.06	5.78	*58.82*	*0.000*
17	works neatly	0.76	0.06	1.48	8.90	0.351
14	completes work on time	0.87	0.06	1.56	12.76	0.121
2	get along with peers	0.92	0.06	−0.69	11.69	0.165
12	listens attentively	0.96	0.06	−3.71	22.14	0.005
1	overall social/emotional dev	1.26	0.06	0.43	8.03	0.431

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