Assessing Equivalency of PSC-17 Ratings: Does It Matter if Mixed or Grouped Item Format Is Used?. (October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: DiStefano, Christine; Barth, Steven G.; Greer, Fred
• Is Part Of: Journal of psychoeducational assessment. Volume 37:Number 7(2019)
• Page Start: 920
• Page End: 924
• Publication Date: 2019-10
• Subjects: response to intervention/multi-tiered system of supports -- education assessment -- structural equation modeling -- measurement -- scale development/testing -- validity; Ability -- Testing -- Periodicals; Educational tests and measurements -- Periodicals; 371.713
• DOI: 10.1177/0734282918819566
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0734-2829

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of item position on descriptive statistics, psychometric information, and factor structure of the Pediatric Symptoms Checklist 17-item social-emotional screening instrument (PSC-17). The goal was to determine whether item position, either grouped by factor or mixed across constructs, produced similar results. Descriptive statistics, reliability estimates, and model-data fit were similar across the two versions of the screener. Factor invariance tests supported strict invariance across the two versions, and very small differences between latent means for the three factors measured by the PSC-17. Both forms are equivalent for use with screening activities.