Development and Psychometric Analysis of an Indirect Measure of Attitudes toward Individuals with Mental Retardation Using the Error-Choice Method.

Antonak, Richard F.

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ERIC Number: EJ492975

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Publication Date: 1994

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Development and Psychometric Analysis of an Indirect Measure of Attitudes toward Individuals with Mental Retardation Using the Error-Choice Method.

Antonak, Richard F.

Mental Retardation, v32 n5 p347-55 Oct 1994

The Test of Knowledge about Mental Retardation was developed to measure attitudes, not knowledge. It consists of 20 error-choice items requiring respondents to select one of four incorrect alternatives. An additional 20 questions address general knowledge of mental retardation. Psychometric analysis indicates satisfactory item characteristics, adequate reliability and homogeneity, and support for criterion-related validity. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Psychometrics, Social Attitudes, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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