Reliability of a Shortened Single-Target Implicit Association Test (ST-IAT) as an Implicit Measure of Attitudes towards Inclusion. Replication and Extension of 'Implicitly Measuring Attitudes towards Inclusive Education: A New Attitude Test Based on Single-Target Implicit Associations' (Lüke and Grosche, 2018, European Journal of Special Needs Education)
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| Title: | Reliability of a Shortened Single-Target Implicit Association Test (ST-IAT) as an Implicit Measure of Attitudes towards Inclusion. Replication and Extension of 'Implicitly Measuring Attitudes towards Inclusive Education: A New Attitude Test Based on Single-Target Implicit Associations' (Lüke and Grosche, 2018, European Journal of Special Needs Education) |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Christina Mechler, David Scheer, Vera Heyl |
| Source: | European Journal of Special Needs Education. 2024 39(4):567-581. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Test Reliability, College Students, Inclusion, Student Attitudes, Association Measures, Preservice Teachers, Students with Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Measurement Techniques |
| Geographic Terms: | Germany |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Implicit Association Test |
| DOI: | 10.1080/08856257.2023.2253061 |
| ISSN: | 0885-6257 1469-591X |
| Abstract: | Attitudes towards inclusion (ATI) are regarded as an important aspect for the implementation of inclusive education. Yet, explicit measures of ATI have some limitations. Single-target implicit association tests (ST-IAT) provide an opportunity to an implicit ATI measure based on differences in reaction times. However, this can be a time-consuming procedure. The present study is a replication and extension of the study 'Implicitly measuring attitudes towards inclusive education: a new attitude test based on single-target implicit associations' by investigating reliability of a shortened version of the ST-IAT Inclusion. Prior studies did not investigate the reliability continuously, nor did they consider different ways of calculating the ST-IAT effect size (D-score). In this study, data from 594 university students are analysed to evaluate the reliability of a shortened ST-IAT Inclusion. Results show that the reliability of the shortened ST-IAT is good and in line with findings on reliability of other ST-IAT procedures. However, the difference between several D-score procedures was rather marginal. Altogether, the shortened ST-IAT Inclusion can provide an economic and reliable measure for ATI. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1428106 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Attitudes towards inclusion (ATI) are regarded as an important aspect for the implementation of inclusive education. Yet, explicit measures of ATI have some limitations. Single-target implicit association tests (ST-IAT) provide an opportunity to an implicit ATI measure based on differences in reaction times. However, this can be a time-consuming procedure. The present study is a replication and extension of the study 'Implicitly measuring attitudes towards inclusive education: a new attitude test based on single-target implicit associations' by investigating reliability of a shortened version of the ST-IAT Inclusion. Prior studies did not investigate the reliability continuously, nor did they consider different ways of calculating the ST-IAT effect size (D-score). In this study, data from 594 university students are analysed to evaluate the reliability of a shortened ST-IAT Inclusion. Results show that the reliability of the shortened ST-IAT is good and in line with findings on reliability of other ST-IAT procedures. However, the difference between several D-score procedures was rather marginal. Altogether, the shortened ST-IAT Inclusion can provide an economic and reliable measure for ATI. |
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| ISSN: | 0885-6257 1469-591X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/08856257.2023.2253061 |
