How To Adapt a Measuring Instrument for Use with Various Culture Groups: A Practical Step-by-Step Guide.

van Ede, Dorette M.

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Publication Date: 1996

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How To Adapt a Measuring Instrument for Use with Various Culture Groups: A Practical Step-by-Step Guide.

van Ede, Dorette M.

South African Journal of Higher Education, v10 n2 p153-60 1996

Outlines steps in adapting tests for cross-cultural use: selection of an appropriate instrument for adaptation; translation of the source instrument; selecting an experimental design; determining administration parameters; pilot testing; and assessing psychometric equivalence. Focuses on potential problems during the adaptation process and on possible solutions. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Culture Fair Tests, Higher Education, Language Role, Language Usage, Measurement Techniques, Psychometrics, Test Construction, Test Items, Test Reliability, Testing, Testing Problems, Translation

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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