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Intelligence and Adaptive Behavior: A Meta-Analysis
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Alexander, Ryan M.; Reynolds, Matthew R. – School Psychology Review, 2020
Intelligence tests and adaptive behavior scales measure vital aspects of human functioning. Assessment of each is a required component in the diagnosis or identification of intellectual disability. The present study investigated the population correlation between intelligence and adaptive behavior using psychometric meta-analysis. The main…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Incidence, Intelligence Tests, Clinical Diagnosis
Evidence for Response Bias as a Source of Error Variance in Applied Assessment
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McGrath, Robert E.; Mitchell, Matthew; Kim, Brian H.; Hough, Leaetta – Psychological Bulletin, 2010
After 100 years of discussion, response bias remains a controversial topic in psychological measurement. The use of bias indicators in applied assessment is predicated on the assumptions that (a) response bias suppresses or moderates the criterion-related validity of substantive psychological indicators and (b) bias indicators are capable of…
Descriptors: Response Style (Tests), Psychometrics, Investigations, Error of Measurement
The Rank of Reduced Dispersion Matrices.
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Bekker, Paul A.; de Leeuw, Jan – Psychometrika, 1987
Psychometricians working in factor analysis and econometricians working in regression with measurement error in all variables are both interested in the rank of dispersion matrices under variation of diagonal elements. This paper reviews both fields; points out various small errors; and presents a methodological comparision of factor analysis and…
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Factor Analysis, Literature Reviews, Mathematical Models
Revised Classification Criteria for the Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status: A Rejoinder.
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Adams, G. R. – Journal of Adolescence, 1994
It has been proposed that the Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status and its scoring criteria should be adjusted to utilize a half standard deviation cutoff. Evidence is provided to support the claim that less stringent criteria will lead to higher numbers classified while arriving at the same research results. This proposal is considered and,…
Descriptors: Classification, Data Interpretation, Error of Measurement, Identification (Psychology)
How Out-of-Level Testing Affects the Psychometric Quality of Test Scores. Out-of-Level Testing Report 2.
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Bielinski, John; Thurlow, Martha; Minnema, Jane; Scott, Jim – 2000
This report is a review and analysis of the psychometric literature on the topic of out-of-level testing. Out-of-level testing refers to the practice of using a level of the test other than the test taken by most of the students in a student's current grade level. Much of the research on out-of-level testing was conducted in the 1970s and 1980s,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Equated Scores, Error of Measurement
Assessing Children's Mental Health: Validity across Cultural Groups. Data Trends #132
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Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, 2006
"Data Trends" reports present summaries of research on mental health services for children and adolescents and their families. The article summarized in this "Data Trends" examines the equivalence of the BPI [Behavior Problem Index] across a sample of African American, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic White children drawn from the…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Child Health, Ethnic Groups, Error of Measurement