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The Structure of the S-R Inventory of Anxiousness: Further Analysis.
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Birenbaum, Menucha; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1986
The Endler S-R Inventory of General Trait Anxiousness was analyzed employing Smallest Space Analysis (SSA) and factor analysis. The SSA yielded a two-dimensional lattice partitioning the space into regions corresponding to the situations specified in the inventory. The factor-analytic results were similar but not as informative. (Author/JAZ)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Multidimensional Scaling
On Agreement of Diagnostic Classifications from Parallel Subtests: Score Reliability at the Micro Level.
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And Others; Birenbaum, Menucha – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1997
The agreement of diagnostic classifications from two parallel subtests assessing a mathematics skill with three levels of scoring was studied with 431 Arab Israeli 10th graders. Results indicate that, even when parallel form reliability is high, less agreement is apparent when performance is evaluated at the micro level. (SLD)
Descriptors: Arabs, Classification, Diagnostic Tests, Evaluation Methods
Comparing the Effectiveness of Several IRT Based Appropriateness Measures in Detecting Unusual Response Patterns.
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Birenbaum, Menucha – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1985
Nine indices of response pattern appropriateness were compared, based on item response theory, with respect to their relation to the total test score and their effectiveness in detecting unusual response patterns. The ability to differentiate between three groups was compared: cooperative examinees, uncooperative examinees, and randomly generated…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classification, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries