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Reporting Diagnostic Scores in Educational Testing: Temptations, Pitfalls, and Some Solutions
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Sinharay, Sandip; Puhan, Gautam; Haberman, Shelby J. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2010
Diagnostic scores are of increasing interest in educational testing due to their potential remedial and instructional benefit. Naturally, the number of educational tests that report diagnostic scores is on the rise, as are the number of research publications on such scores. This article provides a critical evaluation of diagnostic score reporting…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Scores, Reports, Psychometrics
Evaluation of Revision Effect on Criterion Validity of Multiple-Component Measuring Instruments
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Raykov, Tenko – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2007
A method for point and interval estimation of change in criterion validity of multiple-component measuring instruments as a result of revision is outlined. The procedure is developed within the framework of covariance structure modeling, which complements earlier methods for testing change in composite reliability due to addition or deletion of…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Computation, Models, Reliability
The Construct Validity of the Affective, Behavioral, and Cognitive Compents of Attitude by Analysis of Covariance Structures
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Bagozzi, Richard P. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1978
The construct validity of the cognitive, affective, and behavioral components of attitudes were investigated via the analysis of covariance structures method. Results are interpreted from a cognitive consistency and learning theory perspective. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Family Attitudes
Using Multilevel Mixtures to Evaluate Intervention Effects in Group Randomized Trials
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Van Horn, M. Lee; Fagan, Abigail A.; Jaki, Thomas; Brown, Eric C.; Hawkins, J. David; Arthur, Michael W.; Abbott, Robert D.; Catalano, Richard F. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2008
There is evidence to suggest that the effects of behavioral interventions may be limited to specific types of individuals, but methods for evaluating such outcomes have not been fully developed. This study proposes the use of finite mixture models to evaluate whether interventions, and, specifically, group randomized trials, impact participants…
Descriptors: Intervention, Adolescents, Models, Behavior Problems
Higher-Order Structure-of-Intellect Abilities.
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Guilford, J. P. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1981
Data obtained from previously published reports of factor analyses concerning aptitudes were re-analyzed using Guilford's structure of intellect model as a theoretical basis for the re-analysis. Results provide support for the model and for its oblique nature. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Factor Analysis, Intelligence, Intelligence Tests
Masculinity, Femininity, and Androgyny: Their Relations with Multiple Dimensions of Self-Concept.
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Marsh, Herbert W. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1987
Masculinity and femininity were related to multiple dimensions of self-concept in responses from 962 high school students. It was found that masculinity and femininity each contributed positively and uniquely to the prediction of well-differentiated facets of self-concept. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Androgyny, Construct Validity, Correlation
Testing for the Factorial Validity, Replication, and Invariance of a Measuring Instrument: A Paradigmatic Application Based on the Maslach Burnout Inventory.
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Byrne, Barbara M. – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 1994
Findings are reported for a cross-validated study of factorial validity and invariance of the Maslach Burnout Inventory across gender for elementary school teachers (742 males and 801 females) and secondary school teachers (659 males and 721 females). The study illustrates structural modeling methodology and use of multiple model-fitting criteria.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Structure, Females