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ERIC Number: EJ514251
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1644
Applying the Rasch Model to the Selection of Items for a Mental Ability Test.
Korashy, Abdel-Fattah El-
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v55 n5 p753-63 Oct 1995
The Rasch model was applied to selection of items for an Arabic version of the Otis-Lennon Mental Ability Test using a sample of 599 male and female Kuwaiti secondary school and university students. Results indicated that the test is suitable for the range of ability intended to be measured. (SLD)
Descriptors: Arabic, Cognitive Ability, College Students, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Intelligence Tests, Item Response Theory, Secondary School Students, Selection, Test Construction, Test Items, Test Use
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Kuwait; Otis Lennon Mental Ability Test; Rasch Model
Note: Research financially supported by Kuwait University.