Confirmatory factor analysis of the Kaufman assessment battery in a sample of primary school-aged children in rural South Africa
| Autor: | Alan Stein, Joanie Mitchell, Brian Houle, Mark Tomlinson, Tamsen J. Rochat, Ruth M. Bland |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Battery (electricity)
Gerontology School age child Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children 030231 tropical medicine Sample (statistics) Context (language use) Confirmatory factor analysis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cronbach's alpha 030212 general & internal medicine Psychology General Psychology Reliability (statistics) |
| Popis: | The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition, measures cognitive processing, includes non-verbal sub-tests, and is increasingly used in low- and middle-income countries. While the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition, has been validated in the United States, a psychometric evaluation has not been conducted in Southern Africa. This study aims to establish the reliability and validity of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition, among a sample of 376 primary school-aged children in rural South Africa (7–11 years). We examined Cronbach’s alpha and conducted a confirmatory factor analysis. The battery showed good reliability (mental processing index [α = .78]), and the originally validated structure of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition, was maintained (χ2 = 16.30, p = .432). Mean scores were low on the Planning sub-scale. On the Simultaneous sub-scale, the mean score was higher for the supplementary sub-test Block Counting versus the core sub-test Triangles. With translation and the inclusion of supplementary sub-tests, the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition, is an appropriate assessment to use in this context (150/150). |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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