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Scoring Subjectivity and Item Performance on Measures Used to Assess Violence Risk: The PCL-R and HCR-20 as Exemplars
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Rufino, Katrina A.; Boccaccini, Marcus T.; Guy, Laura S. – Assessment, 2011
Although reliability is essential to validity, most research on violence risk assessment tools has paid little attention to strategies for improving rater agreement. The authors evaluated the degree to which perceived subjectivity in scoring guidelines for items from two measures--the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) and the Historical,…
Descriptors: Risk Management, Predictive Validity, Interrater Reliability, Scoring
Examining the Factor Structure and Discriminant Validity of the 12-Item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) Among Spanish Postpartum Women
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Aguado, Jaume; Campbell, Alistair; Ascaso, Carlos; Navarro, Purificacion; Garcia-Esteve, Lluisa; Luciano, Juan V. – Assessment, 2012
In this study, the authors tested alternative factor models of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) in a sample of Spanish postpartum women, using confirmatory factor analysis. The authors report the results of modeling three different methods for scoring the GHQ-12 using estimation methods recommended for categorical and binary data.…
Descriptors: Females, Validity, Factor Structure, Questionnaires
The Dutch Memory Compensation Questionnaire: Psychometric Properties and Regression-Based Norms
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Van der Elst, Wim; Hoogenhout, Esther M.; Dixon, Roger A.; De Groot, Renate H. M.; Jolles, Jelle – Assessment, 2011
The Memory Compensation Questionnaire (MCQ) is a psychometrically sound instrument that assesses the variety and extent to which an individual compensates for actual or perceived memory losses. Until now, only an English version of the MCQ has been psychometrically evaluated. The aim of the present study was to establish a Dutch version of the MCQ…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Factor Structure, Computer Software, Measures (Individuals)
Evaluation of the Construct Validity of the Kamphaus-Reynolds Supplementary Scoring System for the K-ABC.
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Kline, Rex B.; And Others – Assessment, 1994
The construct validity of a supplemental scoring system for the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) was evaluated with 146 referred school-age children (aged 6 to 12.5 years) and the K-ABC normative sample. Results support the construct validity of only part of the scoring model. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Construct Validity, Correlation, Elementary Education