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Fatih Orcan – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2023
Among all, Cronbach's Alpha and McDonald's Omega are commonly used for reliability estimations. The alpha uses inter-item correlations while omega is based on a factor analysis result. This study uses simulated ordinal data sets to test whether the alpha and omega produce different estimates. Their performances were compared according to the…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Monte Carlo Methods, Correlation, Factor Analysis
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Mark L. Davison; David J. Weiss; Ozge Ersan; Joseph N. DeWeese; Gina Biancarosa; Patrick C. Kennedy – Grantee Submission, 2021
MOCCA is an online assessment of inferential reading comprehension for students in 3rd through 6th grades. It can be used to identify good readers and, for struggling readers, identify those who overly rely on either a Paraphrasing process or an Elaborating process when their comprehension is incorrect. Here a propensity to over-rely on…
Descriptors: Reading Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Reading Comprehension, Elementary School Students