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The Eco-Generativity Scale-Short Form: A Multidimensional Item Response Theory Analysis in University Students
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Annamaria Di Fabio; Andrea Svicher – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2024
The Eco-Generativity Scale (EGS) is a recently developed 28-item scale derived from a 4-factor higher-order model (ecological generativity, social generativity, environmental identity, and agency/pathways). The aim of this study was to develop a short-scale version of the EGS to facilitate its use with university students (N = 779) who will…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Ecology, Likert Scales
A Systematic Review of Validation Practices for the Goal Attainment Scaling Measure
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Shankar, Sneha; Marshall, Sheila K.; Zumbo, Bruno D. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2020
Goal attainment scaling (GAS) is an internationally recognized measure that is widely used in educational, counseling, and clinical settings to identify and evaluate relevant goals for an individual. The GAS is an unusual measure because its content, which consists of goals, is formed by the respondent and/or users in the process of completing the…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Evaluation Methods, Measures (Individuals), Educational Assessment
A Comparison of Different Item Response Theory Models for Scaling Speeded C-Tests
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Forthmann, Boris; Grotjahn, Rüdiger; Doebler, Philipp; Baghaei, Purya – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2020
As measures of general language proficiency, C-tests are ubiquitous in language testing. Speeded C-tests are quite recent developments in the field and are deemed to be more discriminatory and provide more accurate diagnostic information than power C-tests especially with high-ability participants. Item response theory modeling of speeded C-tests…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Timed Tests, Language Tests, Goodness of Fit
Scores in Space: Multidimensional Scaling of the WISC-V
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Meyer, Emily M.; Reynolds, Matthew R. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2018
The purpose of this study was to use multidimensional scaling (MDS) to investigate relations among scores from the standardization sample of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Fifth edition (WISC-V; Wechsler, 2014). Nonmetric two-dimensional MDS maps were selected for interpretation. The most cognitively complex subtests and indexes…
Descriptors: Children, Intelligence Tests, Scaling, Factor Analysis
A Mokken Scale to Assess Secondary Pupils' Experience of Violence in Terms of Severity
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Mooij, Ton – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2012
Violence assessment can potentially be improved by Item Response Theory, that is, ordinal Mokken Scale Analysis. The research question is as follows: Does Mokken Scale Analysis of secondary pupils' experience of violence result in a homogeneous, reliable, and valid unidimensional scale that fits all the requirements of Mokken scaling? The method…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Student Experience, Violence
Test Review: Kaufman, A. S., & Kaufman, N. L. (2014), "Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement, Third Edition." Bloomington, MN: NCS Pearson
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Frame, Laura B.; Vidrine, Stephanie M.; Hinojosa, Ryan – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2016
The Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement, Third Edition (KTEA-3) is a revised and updated comprehensive academic achievement test (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2014). Authored by Drs. Alan and Nadeen Kaufman and published by Pearson, the KTEA-3 remains an individual achievement test normed for individuals of ages 4 through 25 years, or for those in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Test Validity, Test Reliability