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Download full textFriedman, David – 1972
Arguments which suggest that improved prediction of multiple criteria can be achieved employing pattern scoring of responses, as opposed to conventional methods, are examined. Models for improving prediction of single and multiple criteria were examined. The findings are: (1) simple linear combinations of predictor variables perform as well…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure
Peer reviewedPhillips, S. E.; Mehrens, William A. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1987
This study investigates whether a linear factor analytic method commonly used to evaluate violation of the item response theory (IRT) unidimensionality assumption is sensitive to measurable curricular differences within a school district and to examine the possibility of differential item performance for groups of students receiving different…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Factor Analysis
