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Title: Influence of the difficulty of the Matching Familiar Figures Test-20 on the assessment of reflection–impulsivity: An item analysis
Authors: Carretero-Dios, Hugo, Macarena, De los Santos-Roig, Buela-Casal, Gualberto
Source: Learning & Individual Differences. Sep2008, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p505-508. 4p.
Subjects: Differential psychology, Matching Familiar Figures Test, Cultural assimilation, Age groups, Individual differences
Abstract: Abstract: This study is an item analysis of the Matching Familiar Figures Test-20. We examined error scores in the Matching Familiar Figures Test-20 to determine the influence of the difficulty of the test on the assessment of reflection–impulsivity. The sample included 700 participants aged between 6 and 12 years. The results obtained from the corrected item–total correlation showed moderate but significant values for the discrimination index in all age groups, although the lowest values were found in the 6-year-old group. The item difficulty data show that the test is quite difficult for 6-year-old participants and quite easy for 12-year-old participants, and more likely to show individual differences between these ages. The results suggest that the difficulty of the MFFT20 is appropriate for children between 6 and 12 years. However, because of some floor and ceiling effects, the results of this test for ages 6 and 12 should be interpreted very cautiously, especially for the 6-year-old group. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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