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Bulletin of Practical Psychology of Education
2025. Vol. 22, no. 3, 17 – 40
doi:10.17759/bppe.2025220302
ISSN: 2658-3100 (online)

Standardization of the “Test for diagnosing general learning ability in children aged 6-7 years” (author U.V. Ulyenkova, modification by N.Yu. Boryakova)

 
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Abstract

Context and relevance. The article presents the results of the application and standardization of the test "Methodology for diagnosing the general learning ability in children aged 6-7 years" (author U.V. Ulenkova, modified by N.Y. Boryakova), which allows us to identify the qualitative characteristics and disadvantages of the components of emerging learning activities. In addition, the technique serves the purposes of identifying children at "risk group" in terms of educational difficulties, as well as the purposes of differential diagnosis when distinguishing between similar conditions (mental retardation, intellectual disabilities). The methodology has been modified in terms of the criterion-evaluation apparatus. The tasks of the methodology and the assessment system have been digitized, which simplifies its use in working with children, reduces research time and facilitates the processing of the data obtained. Objective. Check the modified version of the methodology for validity, reliability and determine statistical norms. Hypothesis. The modified version of the methodology will correspond to the psychometric properties of a high-quality diagnostic tool, will be valid and reliable. Methods and materials. The standardization sample consisted of 1701 children aged 6-7 years from 72 to 95 months (M = 84.79 months; SD = 5.76 months). The factor structure of the questionnaire was checked using bifacial analysis, reliability using the alpha Cronbach and omega MacDonald coefficients, differential validity using the Mann-Whitney U criterion, external validity using the Spearman correlation coefficient and using the additional "Raven Color Progressive Matrices" technique. Results. In this format, the "Methodology for diagnosing the general learning ability in children aged 6-7" underwent a standardization procedure, as a result of which good external and differential validity was determined, high reliability was proved, norms for the development of the general learning ability of children aged 6-7 were determined, as well as qualitative characteristics of its motivational, target, operational and regulatory components. Conclusions. The results of the study suggest that a modified version of the methodology can be used by psychologists for scientific and practical purposes to support the educational process.

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Keywords: general learning ability, standardization of a test, developmental assessment, diagnostics, differential diagnostic technique, factor analysis, diagnostic norms, reliability, validity

Journal rubric: Independent Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Psychological and Pedagogical Methods and Programs

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/bppe.2025220302

Funding. The study was carried out within the framework of the State assignment of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation dated 02/09/2024 No. 073-00037-24-01 “Development of a package of standardized psychodiagnostic tools in digital format for assessing the individual psychological characteristics of students at different levels of education”.

Acknowledgements. The authors are grateful to Marina G. Sorokova, Professor, the Head of the Scientific and Practical Center for Integrated Support of Psychological Research PsyDATA, the Head of the Department of Digital Education of MSUPE; Olesya I. Leonova, the Head of the Federal Center for Scientific and Methodological Support of the Pedagogical Staff of MSUPE; Lyubov M. Prokopyeva, the Head of the Professional Education Quality Monitoring Department of MSUPE; psychologists from educational organizations for assistance in collecting data.

Supplemental data. Datasets аvailable from https://ruspsydata.mgppu.ru/handle/123456789/170

Received 12.04.2025

Revised 20.05.2025

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For citation: Boryakova, N.Yu., Fedorov, V.V. (2025). Standardization of the “Test for diagnosing general learning ability in children aged 6-7 years” (author U.V. Ulyenkova, modification by N.Yu. Boryakova). Bulletin of Practical Psychology of Education, 22(3), 17 – 40. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/bppe.2025220302

© Boryakova N.Yu., Fedorov V.V., 2025

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

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Information About the Authors

Natalya Y. Boryakova, Candidate of Science (Psychology), Professor of the Department of Special (Defectological) Education of the Faculty of Clinical and Special Psychology, Moscow State University of psychology and education (MSUPE), Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1825-1935, e-mail: natbor55@mail.ru

Valery V. Fedorov, Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Psychology of Development, Faculty of Social Psychology, Senior Researcher, Scientific and Practical Center for Comprehensive Support of Psychological Research PsyDATA, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8289-3775, e-mail: val.vl.fed@yandex.ru

Contribution of the authors

Nataliya Yu. Boryakova — ideas; annotation, writing and design of the manuscript; planning of the research; control over the research.

Valeriy V. Fedorov — application of statistical, mathematical or other methods for data analysis; visualization of research results, writing and design of the manuscript.

All authors participated in the discussion of the results and approved the final text of the manuscript.

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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