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Peer reviewedMelancon, Janet G.; Thompson, Bruce – Psychology in the Schools, 1989
Investigated measurement characteristics of both forms of Finding Embedded Figures Test (FEFT). College students (N=302) completed both forms of FEFT or one form of FEFT and Group Embedded Figures Test. Results suggest that FEFT forms provide reasonable reliable and valid data. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: College Students, Field Dependence Independence, Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests
Download full textMelancon, Janet G.; Thompson, Bruce – 1990
Latent trait measurement theory was used to investigate the measurement characteristics of both parts of a multiple-choice measure of field-independence, the Finding Embedded Figures Test (FEFT). Analysis was based on data provided by 1,528 students enrolled in one of two middle schools located in the southern United States. Of the subjects, 731…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comparative Testing, Field Dependence Independence, Item Response Theory
