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Measurement Invariance of Scores from the Inventory of School Motivation across Chinese and U.S. College Students
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Xu, Lihua; Barnes, Laura L. B. – International Journal of Testing, 2011
Measurement invariance of the 8-factor Inventory of School Motivation (McInerney & Sinclair, 1991) between American and Chinese college students was tested using single-group and multi-group confirmatory factor analysis. A Mandarin Chinese version of the ISM was developed for this study. Comparisons of latent means were conducted when…
Descriptors: College Students, Factor Analysis, Positive Reinforcement, Mandarin Chinese
Integrative Analytic Approach to Detecting and Interpreting L2 Vocabulary DIF
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Jang, Eunice Eunhee; Roussos, Louis – International Journal of Testing, 2009
In this article we present results of a Differential Item Functioning (DIF) study using Shealy and Stout's (1993) multidimensionality-based DIF analysis framework. In this framework, differences in test score distributions across different groups of examinees may be a result of multidimensionality if secondary dimensions (not the primary dimension…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Vocabulary, English (Second Language), Scores
Construct Equivalence of a National Certification Examination that Uses Dual Languages and Audio Assistance
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Wang, Shudong; Wang, Ning; Hoadley, David – International Journal of Testing, 2007
This study used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to examine the comparability of the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP[TM]) test scores across language and administration condition groups for calibration and validation samples that were randomly drawn from the same population. Fit statistics supported both the calibration and…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Construct Validity, Scores
Multiplicative Covariance Structure Models in the Analysis of Scores on a Chinese Version of an Academic Self-Concept Scale.
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Huang, Chiungjung; Michael, William B. – International Journal of Testing, 2002
Examined the construct validity of scores on a Chinese version of an academic self-concept measure, Dimensions of Self-Concept (W. Michael and R. Smith, 1976), using Composite Direct Product models. Results for 769 junior high school students in China reveal concerns about the discriminate validity of scores on three trait scales. (SLD)
Descriptors: Chinese, Construct Validity, Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students
IRT Item Parameters and the Reliability and Validity of Pretest, Posttest, and Gain Scores
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May, Kim; Jackson, Tameika S. – International Journal of Testing, 2005
The effect of different combinations of item response theory (IRT) item parameters (item difficulty, item discrimination, and the guessing probability) on the reliability and construct validity (correlation with the latent trait being measured) of pretest, posttest, and gain scores was analytically examined using the 3-parameter logistic (3PL)…
Descriptors: Pretests Posttests, Guessing (Tests), Probability, Scores
Examining the Construct Validity for the Multiple-Content Testing Programs
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Li, Yuan H.; Tompkins, Leroy J. – International Journal of Testing, 2004
The primary objective of this study was to examine the construct validity for the 2 multiple-content testing programs-the multiple-choice Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS/5) together with the performance-based Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP)-by evaluating the true-score longitudinal associations among…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Structural Equation Models, Performance Based Assessment, Multitrait Multimethod Techniques