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A Method for Examining the Equating of Psychometric Scales and Tests: An Application Using Dementia Screening Test Batteries
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Dowling, N. Maritza; Raykov, Tenko; Marcoulides, George A. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2020
Equating of psychometric scales and tests is frequently required and conducted in educational, behavioral, and clinical research. Construct comparability or equivalence between measuring instruments is a necessary condition for making decisions about linking and equating resulting scores. This article is concerned with a widely applicable method…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Psychometrics, Screening Tests, Dementia
Correlation of the Quick Word Test and Wide Range Vocabulary Test with the Shipley-Institute of Living Scale.
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Martin, John D.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1979
The Shipley-Institute of Living Scale (SILS) was used as a criterion to evaluate the Quick Word Test (QWT) and the Wide Range Vocabulary Test Form B (WRVT-B). Testing 50 college students, the correlations were .68 with QWT, .73 with WRVT-B, and .81 between those two tests. (CTM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Correlation, Higher Education, Screening Tests
Construct Validity of the Figural, Symbolic, and Semantic Dimensions of the Structure-of-Intellect Learning Abilities Tests.
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Roid, Gale A. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1984
The Figural, Symbolic, and Semantic dimensions or the Structure of Intellect Learning Abilities (SOI-LA) tests have been employed as prescriptive tools for matching students to appropriate methods of reading instruction. A multiple-group factor analysis revealed strong evidence of their construct validity in a normative sample of 364 second…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Exceptional Persons, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure