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Using Item Response Theory to Understand the Effects of Scale Contextualization: An Illustration Using Decision Making Style Scales
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Voss, Nathaniel M.; Chlevin-Thiele, Cassandra; Lake, Christopher J.; Warren, Chi-Leigh – International Journal of Testing, 2023
The goal of this study was to extend research on scale contextualization (i.e., frame-of-reference effect) to the decision making styles construct, compare the effects of contextualization across three unique decision style scales, and examine the consequences of scale contextualization within an item response theory framework. Based on a mixed…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, College Students
A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship between Wonderlic Test Scores and School Success
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Chet Robie; Sabah Rasheed; Stephen D. Risavy; Piers Steel – International Journal of Testing, 2024
This meta-analysis examined the validity of an alternative to traditional assessments called the Wonderlic which is a brief measure of general mental ability. Our results showed significant, positive correlations between Wonderlic scores and academic performance in general ([r-bar] = 0.26), between Wonderlic scores and undergraduate GPA in…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Test Validity, Alternative Assessment, Scores
Investigating the Overlap and Predictive Validity between Criterion A and B in the Alternative Model for Personality Disorders in DSM-5
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Martí Valls, Carla; Balazadeh, Kitty; Kajonius, Petri – International Journal of Testing, 2023
The Alternative DSM-5 Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) consists of level of personality functioning (Criterion A) and maladaptive personality traits (Criterion B). The brief scale versions of these are understudied, while often being used by clinicians and researchers. In this study, we wanted to investigate the overlap and predictive…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Factor Analysis, Personality Traits, Guides
Using Third-Party Evaluations to Assess Socioemotional Skills in Graduate and Professional School Admissions
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Klieger, David; Bochenek, Jennifer; Ezzo, Chelsea; Holtzman, Steven; Cline, Frederick; Olivera-Aguilar, Margarita – International Journal of Testing, 2022
Consideration of socioemotional skills in admissions potentially can increase representation of racial and ethnic minorities and women in graduate and professional education as well as identify candidates more likely to succeed in graduate and professional school. Research on one such assessment, the ETS Personal Potential Index (PPI), showed that…
Descriptors: College Admission, Graduate Study, Professional Education, Interpersonal Competence
True or False? Keying Direction and Acquiescence Influence the Validity of Socio-Emotional Skills Items in Predicting High School Achievement
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Primi, Ricardo; De Fruyt, Filip; Santos, Daniel; Antonoplis, Stephen; John, Oliver P. – International Journal of Testing, 2020
What type of items, keyed positively or negatively, makes social-emotional skill or personality scales more valid? The present study examines the different criterion validities of true- and false-keyed items, before and after correction for acquiescence. The sample included 12,987 children and adolescents from 425 schools of the State of São Paulo…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Rating Scales, Test Validity
Effects of Situational Judgment Test Format on Reliability and Validity
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Martin-Raugh, Michelle P.; Anguiano-Carrsaco, Cristina; Jackson, Teresa; Brenneman, Meghan W.; Carney, Lauren; Barnwell, Patrick; Kochert, Jonathan – International Journal of Testing, 2018
Single-response situational judgment tests (SRSJTs) differ from multiple-response SJTs (MRSJTS) in that they present test takers with edited critical incidents and simply ask test takers to read over the action described and evaluate it according to its effectiveness. Research comparing the reliability and validity of SRSJTs and MRSJTs is thus far…
Descriptors: Test Format, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Predictive Validity