Questionnaire for Assessing Preschoolers’ Organizational Abilities in Their Natural Environments: Development and Establishment of Validity and Reliability

Table 1

QAPOA-T factor loading and Cronbach’s alpha.

Item number	Item	Factor 1; Language-based	Factor 2; Motor-based
1	Selects preferred game in preschool		0.50
2	Selects preferred game in preschool playground		0.48
3	Places game pieces correctly in space (assembles in accordance with a model)		0.45
4	Uses playground equipment efficiently (i.e., ladders, swings)		0.47
5	Moves about freely in space without stumbling over obstacles		0.67
6	Times body movements appropriately during motor activities (i.e., hand games, ball games)		0.62
7	Plays board games according to the rules of play	0.49
8	Initiates stories and/or rules during free play		0.53
9	Relates to the initiatives of another child during free play (suggested activity, change in game)		0.54
10	Follows the sequence of a game		0.61
11	Conveys ideas intelligibly to other players	0.68
12	Maintains personal space during group work at the table		0.78
13	Keeps the workspace neat and clean		0.74
14	Conducts meaningful conversation with other children during group work	0.66
15	Cuts effectively		0.66
16	Uses suitable quantities of glue		0.72
17	Places drawn or pasted items correctly on the page		0.65
18	Completes work sheet at a rate comparable to most of his/her classmates		0.54
19	Arranges items according to sequence (i.e., colors, shapes, numbers)	0.58
20	Analyzes/synthesizes words into/from phonemes	0.66
21	Performs activities that include spatial concepts (i.e., “put the…in front of/outside the…”)	0.70
22	Follows instructions in sequence (i.e., “put the… and then pick up the…”)	0.65
23	Conducts self- according to the accepted preschool routine		0.63
24	Adapts to changes in preschool activities		0.54
25	Organizes a story sequence using pictures	0.65
26	Describes a story sequence using pictures	0.74
27	Relates experiences and topics learned in preschool	0.72
28	Imitates a sequence of movements (i.e., a dance)		0.63
29	Performs daily activities according to the correct sequence (i.e., preparing a sandwich, eating)		0.57
30	Able to convey personal information (family members, address, age)	0.50
31	Seeks help from an adult when needed	0.48
32	Operates devices (i.e., spreads with a knife, unzips pants or lunch bag)		0.51
33	Independent in toileting		0.45
34	Maintains personal hygiene (when eating, bathing, dressing)		0.60
35	Puts personal belongings in their proper place (i.e., hangs up coat, puts pictures in drawer)		0.62
36	Focuses on topic of discussion and not associative topics	0.66
37	Shares a personal experience in an organized understandable manner	0.78
38	Formulates questions correctly	0.80
39	Relates and responds appropriately to what others say	0.73
40	Seeks help from an adult or a child when needed using gestures, words, or sentences	0.66
41	Uses properly constructed sentences for conveying experiences/ideas (vocabulary, grammar and sentence structure)	0.80
42	Pronounces words clearly and intelligibly to the listener	0.78
43	Speech is accompanied by appropriate gestures, intonation, and facial expressions	0.61
44	Adapts to a variety of social situations	0.51
	Cronbach’s α	0.96	0.93

QAPOA-T: Questionnaire for Assessing Preschoolers’ Organizational Abilities, Teachers’ version.