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Latent Trait Calibrations for the Finding Embedded Figures Test: A Study with Middle School Students.

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Melancon, Janet G.; Thompson, Bruce – 1990

Latent trait measurement theory was used to investigate the measurement characteristics of both parts of a multiple-choice measure of field-independence, the Finding Embedded Figures Test (FEFT). Analysis was based on data provided by 1,528 students enrolled in one of two middle schools located in the southern United States. Of the subjects, 731…

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Testing, Field Dependence Independence, Item Response Theory