Presents results of confirmatory factor analysis of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for children which is based on the underlying theoretical model of sequential, simultaneous, and achievement factors. Found support for the two-factor, simultaneous and sequential processing model. (MCF)

Examined the factor structure of the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery-Children's Revision in a population of learning-disabled children (N=100). Factor analysis and varimax rotation revealed three factors: a language-general intellectual factor, a reading-written expression factor, and a sensory-motor factor. (Author/MCF)

Investigated the factor structure of the Bem Sex Role Inventory when used with adolescents. Empirical comparison of actual with expected results supported the measure's validity. (Author)

Gifted elementary students (N=54) completed the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. Factor structures for mental processing and achievement subtests were compared to factor structures for children from the standardization sample, revealing similar structures. The most parsimonious structure, however, accounted for under 40 percent of shared…

Administered the Rational Behavior Inventory (RBI) to 510 undergraduates and performed factor analytic procedures. Comparison with the original factors showed nine of the original 11 factor patterns were approximated reasonably. (JAC)

Major factors underlying the satisfaction of 107 graduate education students were examined using the Graduate Student Satisfaction Questionnaire. Five factors were found: Satisfaction with Intellectual Stimulation of Instruction, with Freedom to Influence School Policies and Procedures, with Professor-Student Interaction, with Intellectual…

The relationships were examined between the Ball Aptitude Battery (BAB) and the Comprehensive Ability Battery, Differential Aptitude Tests, and General Aptitude Test Battery. Results showed adequate convergent and discriminant validities for all BAB tests except inductive reasoning, which was factorially complex. (Author/GDC)

The factorial validity of the Coopersmith Self Esteem Inventory was studied in 1397 students, grades six to eight. Results showed substantial validity for the original subscales. (Author/GDC)

Determined the factor structure of the McCarthy Scales for 478 referred rural children. Three meaningful factors emerged: Verbal, Perceptual, and Motor factors for males and General-Cognitive, Verbal, and Memory factors for females. Results suggested the McCarthy Scales reflect a general dimension of cognitive ability rather than distinct…

A summary and interpretation of the recent literature on the indeterminancy of factor scores is given in simple terms. A good index of factor score determinancy is the squared multiple correlation of the factor with the observed variables. (Author)

The purpose of this paper is to highlight some psychometric cautions that should be observed when seeking to develop short form versions of tests. Several points are made: (1) score reliability is impacted directly by the characteristics of the sample and testing conditions; (2) sampling error has a direct influence on reliability and factor…

This research study was designed to establish the reliability of the Teenage Nonviolence Test (TNT). The consistency and factor structure of the TNT using a sample of 376 adolescents were evaluated. The stability of the TNT was assessed over time by administering the TNT twice with a two week intervening interval to 87 adolescents. The TNT appears…

It has been shown that the fundamental assumptions associated with conventional one-factor measurement models are frequently violated in analyses of scores from a test composed of testlets. Eight different measurement models were conceptualized for this kind of situation, and the goodness of fit of each model was examined. Measurement models…

Author presents an illustration of a general method of factor matrix analysis, a versatile tool for the comparative study of systems of educational thought, analogous to the comparative methods, using categorical constructs, that are now widely recognized as fundamental in the behavioral sciences. (Author/CB)

Since both the means and reliabilities of the ratings were affected by the number of scale levels but not by the manner of defining scale levels, it would appear that the most critical consideration in rating scale construction is that of determining the appropriate number of rating scale levels. (Author/MB)