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Grouped versus Randomized Format: An Investigation of Scale Convergent and Discriminant Validity Using LISREL Confirmatory Factor Analysis.
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Schriesheim, Chester A.; And Others – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1989
LISREL maximum likelihood confirmatory factor analyses assessed the effects of grouped and random formats on convergent and discriminant validity of two sets of questionnaires--job characteristics scales and satisfaction measures--each administered to 80 college students. The grouped format was superior, and the usefulness of LISREL confirmatory…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Measures (Individuals), Questionnaires
An Examination of Methodological Issues Relevant to the Use and Interpretation of the Semantic Differential.
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And Others; Mann, Irene T. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1979
Several methodological problems (particularly the assumed bipolarity of scales, instructions regarding use of the midpoint, and concept-scale interaction) which may contribute to a lack of precision in the semantic differential technique were investigated. Results generally supported the use of the semantic differential. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Testing, Higher Education, Rating Scales
On the Feasibility of Multiple Matching Tests--Variations on a Theme by Gulliksen.
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Budescu, David V. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1988
A multiple matching test--a 24-item Hebrew vocabulary test--was examined, in which distractors from several items are pooled into one list at the test's end. Construction of such tests was feasible. Reliability, validity, and reduction of random guessing were satisfactory when applied to data from 717 applicants to Israeli universities. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Applicants, Feasibility Studies, Foreign Countries, Guessing (Tests)
Analysis of Differential Item Functioning in Translated Assessment Instruments.
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Budgell, Glen R.; And Others – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1995
The usefulness of three item response theory-based methods and the Mantel Haenszel technique in evaluating the measurement equivalence of translated assessment instruments was demonstrated in a study involving 2,000 French-speaking Canadian adults who took a French test translation and 2,000 English-speaking adults who took the English original.…
Descriptors: Adults, Chi Square, Cultural Awareness, Culture Fair Tests