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Ling, Guangming; Rijmen, Frank – Educational Testing Service, 2011
The factorial structure of the Time Management (TM) scale of the Student 360: Insight Program (S360) was evaluated based on a national sample. A general procedure with a variety of methods was introduced and implemented, including the computation of descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).…
Descriptors: Time Management, Measures (Individuals), Statistical Analysis, Factor Analysis
Dorans, Neil J. – Educational Testing Service, 2010
Santelices and Wilson (2010) claimed to have addressed technical criticisms of Freedle (2003) presented in Dorans (2004a) and elsewhere. Santelices and Wilson's abstract claimed that their study confirmed that SAT[R] verbal items do function differently for African American and White subgroups. In this commentary, I demonstrate that the…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Verbal Tests, Test Bias, Test Items
Kim, Sooyeon; Walker, Michael E. – Educational Testing Service, 2011
This study examines the use of subpopulation invariance indices to evaluate the appropriateness of using a multiple-choice (MC) item anchor in mixed-format tests, which include both MC and constructed-response (CR) items. Linking functions were derived in the nonequivalent groups with anchor test (NEAT) design using an MC-only anchor set for 4…
Descriptors: Test Format, Multiple Choice Tests, Test Items, Gender Differences