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Exploring Measurement Comparability of Accommodated Math Tests for Students with Emotional Impairments
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Witmer, Sara E.; Roschmann, Sarina – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2020
It is critical to examine whether test accommodations function as intended in removing construct-irrelevant variance. The measurement comparability of a math test for students with emotional impairments and those without disabilities was examined. Results indicated the presence of limited differential item functioning (DIF) regardless of…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Mathematics Tests, Emotional Disturbances, Students with Disabilities
Examining Differential Item Functioning: IRT-Based Detection in the Framework of Confirmatory Factor Analysis
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Dimitrov, Dimiter M. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2017
This article offers an approach to examining differential item functioning (DIF) under its item response theory (IRT) treatment in the framework of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The approach is based on integrating IRT- and CFA-based testing of DIF and using bias-corrected bootstrap confidence intervals with a syntax code in Mplus.
Descriptors: Test Bias, Item Response Theory, Factor Analysis, Evaluation Methods
Does the Measurement or Magnitude of Academic Entitlement Change over Time?
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Sessoms, John; Finney, Sara J.; Kopp, Jason P. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2016
Academic entitlement (AE) characterizes students who believe they deserve positive academic outcomes independent of performance. Using the Academic Entitlement Questionnaire, we evaluated the longitudinal stability of the measurement and magnitude of AE. Results indicated partial measurement invariance, slight average increase in AE, and…
Descriptors: Expectation, Measurement, Student Attitudes, Test Bias
Applying Longitudinal Mean and Covariance Structures (LMACS) Analysis to Assess Construct Stability Over Two Time Points: An Example Using Psychological Entitlement
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Bashkov, Bozhidar M.; Finney, Sara J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2013
Traditional methods of assessing construct stability are reviewed and longitudinal mean and covariance structures (LMACS) analysis, a modern approach, is didactically illustrated using psychological entitlement data. Measurement invariance and latent variable stability results are interpreted, emphasizing substantive implications for educators and…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Longitudinal Studies, Reliability, Psychological Patterns
Cross-Cultural Validation of the Beck Depression Inventory-II across U.S. and Turkish Samples
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Canel-Cinarbas, Deniz; Cui, Ying; Lauridsen, Erica – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2011
The purpose of this study was to test the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) for factorial invariance across Turkish and U.S. college student samples. The results indicated that (a) a two-factor model has an adequate fit for both samples, thus providing evidence of configural invariance, and (b) there is a metric invariance but "no"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Evidence, Factor Structure, Depression (Psychology)
Person Heterogeneity of the BDI-II-C and Its Effects on Dimensionality and Construct Validity: Using Mixture Item Response Models
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Wu, Pei-Chen; Huang, Tsai-Wei – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2010
This study was to apply the mixed Rasch model to investigate person heterogeneity of Beck Depression Inventory-II-Chinese version (BDI-II-C) and its effects on dimensionality and construct validity. Person heterogeneity was reflected by two latent classes that differ qualitatively. Additionally, person heterogeneity adversely affected the…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Validity, Depression (Psychology), Item Response Theory