Measurement Characteristics of the Finding Embedded Figures Test: A Comparison Across Three Samples and Two Response Formats
Educational and Psychological MeasurementPublished 1 June 1990
Bruce Thompson, Janet G. Melancon
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This study applied classical measurement theory to investigate the measurement characteristics of both parts of the Finding Embedded Figures Test (FEFT), when the test is administered in either a "no guessing" supply format or a multiple-choice selection format, and when the FEFT is administered to either undergraduate college students or to middle-school students. Coefficient alpha for the FEFT ranged between 0.81 and 0.90 across samples and administration formats. Items generally had desirable psychometric characteristics across studies.
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