Multigroup generalizability analysis of verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal ability tests for culturally and linguistically diverse students

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 139-158

  Lakin, Joni M ^a   Lai, Emily R ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PEARSON   (United States)

Author keywords

ability tests; English language learners; generalizability; reliability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856840341     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: 15523888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164411408074     Document Type: Article

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