Hart House 008: Southwest Corner

Close-up view of the Southwest Corner as being dismantled.https://docs.rwu.edu/baker_images/1996/thumbnail.jp

Samson House: Roof Plan

Architect blueprint for the roof plan for the Samson House.https://docs.rwu.edu/baker_plans/1193/thumbnail.jp

Samson House 028: Dismantling the Brownell House

Dismantling the Brownell House in Portsmouth, RI to be re-erected in Little Compton, RI.https://docs.rwu.edu/baker_images/1934/thumbnail.jp

Samson House 086: Summer Beam, First Floor

Photograph showing the Summer Beam on the First Floor, Portsmouth Side of the newly re-constructed Samson House in Little Compton, RI.https://docs.rwu.edu/baker_images/1959/thumbnail.jp

A short executive functioning questionnaire in the context of early childhood screening: psychometric properties

Early childhood executive functioning (EF) predicts later adjustment and academic achievement. However, measuring EF consistently and efficiently across settings in early childhood can be challenging. Most researchers use task-based measures of EF, but these methods present practical challenges that impede implementation in some settings. The current study of 380 3–5-year-old children in the United States evaluated the psychometric properties of a new 14-item parent-reported measure of EF in a diverse urban school district. This questionnaire aimed to capture a normative range of EF skills in ecologically valid contexts. There was evidence for two specific subscales–one that measures children’s EF challenges and another that measures children’s EF skills. Results suggested that several items demonstrated differential item functioning by age and race. After adjusting for measurement differences across demographic groups and controlling for age at screening, the EF challenges subscale was more strongly related to task-based measures of EF than was the EF skills subscale. EF challenges predicted third-grade math achievement, controlling for demographic variables and a performance-based measure of children’s early cognitive and academic skills. Results suggest that this parent report of EF could be a useful and effective early childhood screening tool

Hart House: WHALE Agreement with Baker and Keffer, March 1987

Agreement made in March 1987 between WHALE and Anne Baker and Douglas Keffer, concerning the dismantling and moving of the William Hart House from Faunce Corner Road in Dartmouth to a suitable location for later reassembly