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Investigating Invariant Item Ordering in Intelligence Tests: Mokken Scale Analysis of KBIT-2

International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2021
The Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test – Second Edition (KBIT-2) is designed to measure verbal and nonverbal abilities in a wide range of individuals from 4 years 0 months to 90 years 11 months of age. This study examines both the advantages of using Mokken
Elif Bengi Ünsal Özberk, Ferhunde Öktem, Sait Uluç, Eren Halil Özberk   +3 more
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Evaluating Model Fit in Two-Level Mokken Scale Analysis

Psych, 2023
Currently, two-level Mokken scale analysis for clustered test data is being developed. This paper contributes to this development by providing model-fit procedures for two-level Mokken scale analysis.
Letty Koopman, Bonne J. H. Zijlstra, L. Andries Van der Ark   +2 more
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Application of nonparametric item response theory in determining the one-dimensionality and adaptability of TOEFL iBT listening test

Language Testing in Asia, 2022
Listening comprehension in English, as one of the most fundamental skills, has an essential role in the process of learning English. Non-parametric item Response Theory (NIRT) is a probabilistic-nonparametric approach to item response theory (IRT) which ...
Hamed Ghaemi
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Ensuring Scalability of a Cognitive Multiple-Choice Test through the Mokken Package in R Programming Language

Education Sciences, 2021
This study investigated the scalability of a cognitive multiple-choice test through the Mokken package in the R programming language for statistical computing. A 2019 mathematics West African Examinations Council (WAEC) instrument was used to gather data
Musa Adekunle Ayanwale, Mdutshekelwa Ndlovu   +1 more
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A Mokken Scale Analysis of the Last Series of the Standard Progressive Matrices (SPM-LS)

Journal of Intelligence, 2020
Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices (Raven 1941) is a widely used 60-item long measure of general mental ability. It was recently suggested that, for situations where taking this test is too time consuming, a shorter version, comprised of only the last
Nils Myszkowski
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The PSI-20: Development of a Viable Short Form Alternative of the Problem Solving Inventory Using Item Response Theory

SAGE Open, 2023
In previous studies, problem solving appraisal has been identified as playing a key role in promoting positive psychological well-being. The Problem Solving Inventory is the most widely used measure of problem solving appraisal and consists of 32 items ...
Tyrone B. Pretorius, P. Paul Heppner, Anita Padmanabhanunni, Serena Ann Isaacs   +3 more
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Occupational Depression in a Spanish-Speaking Sample: Associations with Cognitive Performance and Work-Life Characteristics

Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 2022
This 386-participant study investigated the structural and psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Occupational Depression Inventory (ODI).
Renzo Bianchi, Guadalupe Manzano-García, Pilar Montañés-Muro, Emily A. Schonfeld, Irvin S. Schonfeld   +4 more
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Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire: A Mokken Scale Analysis

SAGE Open, 2023
Athletes’ goal orientations have been associated with a wide array of sport-related behaviors, thoughts, and perceptions. The two main goal orientations defined in the achievement goal theory framework are task and ego orientations.
Bára Elísabet Dagsdóttir, Hafrún Kristjánsdóttir, Vaka Vésteinsdóttir, Fanney Thorsdottir   +3 more
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The Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care produces measurements along a single dimension: results from a Mokken analysis

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2017
Background As the worldwide prevalence of chronic illness increases so too does the demand for novel treatments to improve chronic illness care. Quantifying improvement in chronic illness care from the patient perspective relies on the use of validated ...
C. J. Gibbons, N. Small, J. Rick, J. Burt, M. Hann, P. Bower   +5 more
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Evaluating hierarchical items of the geriatric depression scale through factor analysis and item response theory

Heliyon, 2019
Background: Geriatric depression scale (GDS) is a common screening tool for measuring depression among older adults. It employs a multi-factor structure and some differential item functioning (DIF) allowing different versions of GDS across cultures.
Nahathai Wongpakaran, Tinakon Wongpakaran, Pimolpun Kuntawong   +2 more
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