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ERIC Number: EJ174787
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Relationships in Analogy Items: A Semantic Component of a Psychometric Task
Whitely, Susan E.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 37, 3, 725-39, Aut 77
The verbal analogy item as a measure of intelligence is investigated. Using latent partition analysis, this study attempts to identify a semantic structure of relationships that individuals use to comprehend completed analogies. The implications for test construction and test validity are discussed. (Author/JKS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Higher Education, Intelligence, Intelligence Tests, Item Analysis, Semantics, Task Analysis, Test Items, Verbal Ability, Verbal Tests
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Identifiers: Analogy Test Items; Latent Partition Analysis