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Peer reviewedFraboni, Maryann; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1989
Seven hierarchical clustering methods were applied to the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R) scores of 121 medical rehabilitation clients to investigate the possibility of method-dependent results and determine the stability of the clusters. This multiple-methods cluster analysis suggests that the underlying constructs of the…
Descriptors: Adults, Cluster Analysis, Construct Validity, Factor Analysis
Peer reviewedEndler, Norman S.; Parker, James D. A. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1990
C. Davis and M. Cowles (1989) analyzed a total trait anxiety score on the Endler Multidimensional Anxiety Scales (EMAS)--a unidimensional construct that this multidimensional measure does not assess. Data are reanalyzed using the appropriate scoring procedure for the EMAS. Subjects included 145 undergraduates in 1 of 4 testing conditions. (SLD)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Construct Validity
Peer reviewedBernal, Ernesto M. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2000
Examines some problems of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS): multiple cutoff scores for passing the test and receiving a high school diploma, and artificially "tricky" items that disproportionately confuse language-minority students. Uses factor analysis and simulations to show ways to improve item selection for the TAAS.…
Descriptors: Black Students, Construct Validity, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis
