Reliability and Associations of English and Mandarin Vocabulary Measures in Infants and Toddlers Growing Up in a Multilingual Society

Shaun Kok Yew Goh, Vernessa Liew, Suzy Styles, He Sun, Lit Wee Sim, Jambay Dorji, Galih Kunarso, Ngiap Chuan Tan, Anne Rifkin-Graboi, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Centre for Research and Development on Learning, Nanyang Technological Unversity, Yong Yoo Lin School of Medical, National University of Singapore, Singhealth Polyclinics, Singhealth Duke-NUS

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Published online on April 08, 2026

Abstract

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This paper aims to understand the reliability of English and Mandarin vocabulary measures, and their associations, among infants and toddlers growing up in a multilingual society. Reliability was examined via item-response Rasch models across English and ...