Construct validity of the Woodcock battery for language proficiency

The study analizes the results of the Exploratory and Confirmatory Factorial Analysis of the subtests and areas of the Woodcock Language Proficiency Battery in order to determine its theorical validity. The participants were 541 students from 2th to 6th grades of public and private elementary school...

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Autores: Tapia Mendieta, Violeta, Escurra Mayaute, Luis Miguel
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2002
País:Perú
Recursos:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositório:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:espanhol
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/5058
Acesso em linha:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/psico/article/view/5058
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:construct
validity
exploratory and confirmatory factorial analysis
constructo
validez
análisis factorial exploratorio y confirmatorio
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Resumo:The study analizes the results of the Exploratory and Confirmatory Factorial Analysis of the subtests and areas of the Woodcock Language Proficiency Battery in order to determine its theorical validity. The participants were 541 students from 2th to 6th grades of public and private elementary schools. It was found that the Exploratory Factorial Analysis showed two factors: Factor 1, related to higher and complex linguistic processes such as categorization, meaning interpretation, analogical relationships and met comprehension. The Confirmatory Factor Analysis showed that the assumed model was valid The Exploratory Factorial Analysis of the areas (Oral Language, Reading and Written Language) showed they measure just one construct these obtained results were confirmed through the correspondent Factor Analysis.