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ERIC Number: ED300463
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988-Oct-15
Pages: 50
Abstractor: N/A
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Latent Trait Measurement Calibrations for the Finding Embedded Figures Test.
Melancon, Janet G.; Thompson, Bruce
This study applied one-parameter latent trait measurement theory to investigate the measurement characteristics of both forms of a multiple-choice measure of field-independence--the Finding Embedded Figures Test (FEFT). The FEFT has a multiple-choice format that may facilitate administration and scoring in comparison with use of supply-format tests such as the Group Embedded Figures Test (GEFT). Analysis was based on data provided by 302 students enrolled in mathematics courses at a university in the southern United States. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of four conditions: (1) GEFT and Form A FEFT (n=70); (2) GEFT and Form B FEFT (n=77); (3) Form A FEFT completion followed by Form B (n=76); and (4) Form B FEFT completion followed by Form A (n=79). Results suggest that the FEFT forms provide data with reasonable psychometric integrity. In addition to presenting results associated with the FEFT forms, the paper also provides a model for presenting and interpreting Rasch latent trait results. A 52-item reference list is provided. Seven data tables and 15 figures conclude the document. (TJH)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Embedded Figures Test; Group Embedded Figures Test
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