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Construct validity of the K‐ABC for gifted children
Author(s) -
McCallum R. Steve,
Karnes Frances A.,
OehlerStinnett Judy
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(198507)22:3<254::aid-pits2310220304>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - psychology , standardization , construct validity , variance (accounting) , construct (python library) , test (biology) , test validity , developmental psychology , population , sample (material) , concurrent validity , psychometrics , demography , paleontology , chemistry , accounting , internal consistency , chromatography , sociology , political science , computer science , law , business , biology , programming language
Abstract Fifty‐four elementary‐age gifted students were administered the K‐ABC. To determine construct validity of the test for this population, the factor structure was obtained for mental processing and achievement subtests and then compared to the factor structure obtained for children from the standardization sample via a procedure that determines factor structure similiarity between groups. Except for minor variations, the factor structure for the gifted children was very similar to that for nongifted children in the standardization sample. However, the most parsimonious structure accounted for slightly less than 40% of the shared test variance, which leads to questions about the advisability of educational program planning based on obtained scores.