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...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Tapia Mendieta, Violeta, Escurra Mayaute, Luis Miguel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/5058
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/psico/article/view/5058
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:construct
validity
exploratory and confirmatory factorial analysis
constructo
validez
análisis factorial exploratorio y confirmatorio
Descripción
Sumario: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.