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Publication Date: 2018-Dec
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Examining Internal Structures of a Developmental Measure Using Multidimensional Item Response Theory
Chen, Chieh-Yu; Xie, Huichao; Clifford, Jantina; Chen, Ching-I; Squires, Jane
Journal of Early Intervention, v40 n4 p287-303 Dec 2018
Evidence supporting the internal structure of an assessment can provide support for its scoring mechanisms. A total of 1,691 young children in the United States were assessed by their parents using the 16-month questionnaire of the "Ages and Stages Questionnaires," Third Edition (ASQ-3), and results were used to study the internal structure and dimensionality of the ASQ-3 using item response theory (IRT)/Rasch models. Data were analyzed using IRT including unidimensional and multidimensional Rasch Partial Credit Models to examine four theory-based internal structures. Results supported the hypothesis that the ASQ-3 measures a unidimensional construct--the overall development of children--while preference was given to a more precise multidimensional construct of five interrelated domains. However, concerns emerged regarding the extremely high correlations between items in the fine-motor and problem-solving domains. Findings provide implications for the test developers in terms of item refinement to improve measurement of underlying constructs.
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Questionnaires, Young Children, Child Development, Construct Validity, Screening Tests, Developmental Tasks, Parents
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