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Is My Test Valid? Guidelines for the Practicing Psychologist for Evaluating the Psychometric Properties of Measures

Slaney, Kathleen L., Storey, Jennifer E., Barnes, Jordan (2011) Is My Test Valid? Guidelines for the Practicing Psychologist for Evaluating the Psychometric Properties of Measures. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 10 (4). pp. 261-283. ISSN 1499-9013. (doi:10.1080/14999013.2011.627086) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:81847)

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Abstract

A general logic for data-based test evaluation based on Slaney andMaraun’s (2008) framework is described. On the basis of this framework and other well-known test theoretic results, a set of guidelines is proposed to aid researchers in the assessment of the psychometric properties of the measures they use in their research. The guidelines are organized into eight areas and range from general recommendations, pertaining to understanding different psychometric properties of quantitative measures and at what point in a test evaluation their respective assessments should occur, to clarifications of core psychometric concepts such as factor structure, reliability, coefficient alpha, and dimensionality. Finally, an illustrative example is provided with a databased test evaluation of the Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (Hare, 1991) as a measure of psychopathic personality disorder in a sample of 384 male offenders serving sentences in a Canadian correctional facility.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1080/14999013.2011.627086
Uncontrolled keywords: data-based test evaluation, internal test validity, score precision, external test validity
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Jennifer Storey
Date Deposited: 24 Jun 2020 15:00 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:26 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/81847 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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