The British Ability Scales similarities subtest's content and construct validity for a sample of Zimbabwe school children: a replication and extension study

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Title:	The British Ability Scales similarities subtest's content and construct validity for a sample of Zimbabwe school children: a replication and extension study
Author:	Mpofu, Elias
Year:	1994
Periodical:	Zimbabwe Journal of Educational Research (ISSN 1013-3445)
Volume:	6
Issue:	1
Period:	March
Pages:	89-113
Language:	English
Notes:	biblio. refs.
Geographic terms:	Zimbabwe Southern Africa
Subjects:	psychological tests education Education--Research Psychology of education Ability grouping British Ability Scales
Abstract:	Transformed item difficulty procedures were used to investigate the content and construct validity of the British Ability Scales similarities subtest for a sample of Zimbabwe school children (N = 436) with the pupils stratified by culture, social class, sex, school grade/age level and geographical location. Although a number of individual items seemed biased in favour of certain sociocultural groups and the British standardization sample, the subtest as a whole had content and construct validity for the study sample. Implications for psychoeducational testing practice in a multicultural context are discussed and suggestions for further research given. App., bibliogr., sum.