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Browsing by Author "Klebe, Kelli J."

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    Adaptive and conventional versions of the DAT: The first complete test battery comparison
    (1989) Henly, Susan J.; Klebe, Kelli J.; McBride, James R.; Cudeck, Robert
    A group of covariance structure models was examined to ascertain the similarity between conventionally administered and computerized adaptive (CAT) versions of the complete battery of the Differential Aptitude Tests (DAT). Two factor analysis models developed from classical test theory and three models with a multiplicative structure for these multitrait-multimethod data were developed and then fit to sample data in a double cross-validation design. All three direct-product models performed better than the factor analysis models in both calibration and cross-validation subsamples. The cross-validated, disattenuated correlation between the administration methods in the best-performing direct-product model was very high in both groups (.98 and .97), suggesting that the CAT version of the DAT is an adequate representation of the conventional test battery. However, some evidence suggested that there are substantial differences between the printed and computerized versions of the one speeded test in the battery. Index terms: adaptive tests, computerized adaptive testing, covariance structure, cross-validation, Differential Aptitude Tests, direct-product models, factor analysis, multitrait-multimethod matrices.