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Publication Date: 2018-Jul
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A Systematic Examination of the Linguistic Demand of Cognitive Test Directions Administered to School-Age Populations
Cormier, Damien C.; Bulut, Okan; Singh, Deepak; Kennedy, Kathleen E.; Wang, Kun; Heudes, Alethea; Lekwa, Adam J.
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, v36 n4 p337-353 Jul 2018
The selection and interpretation of individually administered norm-referenced cognitive tests that are administered to culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students continue to be an important consideration within the psychoeducational assessment process. Understanding test directions during the assessment of cognitive abilities is important, considering the high-stakes nature of these assessments. Therefore, the linguistic demand of spoken test directions from the following commonly used cognitive test batteries was examined and compared: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fifth Edition (WISC-V), Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Cognitive Abilities (WJ IV COG), Cognitive Assessment System, Second Edition (CAS2), and Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition (KABC-II). On average, the linguistic demand of the standard test directions was greater than the linguistic demand of the supplementary test directions. When examining individual test characteristics, very few individual tests were identified as outliers with respect to the linguistic demand of their test directions. This finding differs from previous research and suggests that the linguistic demand of the required directions for most tests included in commonly used cognitive batteries is similar. Implications for future research and test development are discussed.
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Cognitive Ability, High Stakes Tests, Children, Cognitive Tests, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Test Format, Culture Fair Tests, Test Construction, Statistical Analysis, Readability, Readability Formulas
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children; Woodcock Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability; Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children; Cognitive Assessment System; Flesch Kincaid Grade Level Formula
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