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Sak, Ugur – Roeper Review, 2009
In this study, psychometric properties of the test of the three-mathematical minds (M3) were investigated. The M3 test was developed based on a multidimensional conception of giftedness to identify mathematically talented students. Participants included 291 middle-school students. Data analysis indicated that the M3 had a 0.73 coefficient as a…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Factor Analysis, Psychometrics, Ability Identification
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Stout, William F. – Psychometrika, 1990
Using an infinite item test framework, it is argued that the usual assumption of local independence should be replaced by a weaker assumption--essential independence. The usual assumption of unidimensionality is replaced by a weaker and more appropriate statistically testable assumption of essential unidimensionality. (TJH)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Equations (Mathematics), Estimation (Mathematics), Item Response Theory