ERIC Number: EJ797135
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0973
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Equating between Linguistically Different Tests: Consequences for Assessment
Elosua, Paula; Lopez-Jauregui, Alicia
Journal of Experimental Education, v76 n4 p387-402 Sum 2008
The comparison of scores from linguistically different tests is a twofold matter: the adaptation of tests and the comparison of scores. These 2 aspects of measurement invariance intersect at the need to guarantee the psychometric equivalence between the original and adapted versions. In this study, the authors examined comparability in 2 stages. First, they conducted a thorough study of progressive factorial variance through which they defined an anchor test. Second, they defined an observed score-equated function to establish equivalences between the original test and the adapted test; they used a design of common item nonequivalent groups for this purpose. (Contains 4 tables, 3 figures, and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Item Response Theory, Equated Scores, Comparative Analysis, Test Items, Tests, Self Concept, Second Languages, Foreign Countries, Spanish, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Measures (Individuals)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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