Latent variable structure and measurement invariance of a modified early literacy assessment

Adriana D. Cimetta; Ronald W. Marx; David B. Yaden; Ghadah S. Alkhadim; Christina A Cutshaw

doi:10.1080/21683603.2017.1322016

Latent variable structure and measurement invariance of a modified early literacy assessment

Adriana D. Cimetta, Ronald W. Marx, David B. Yaden, Ghadah S. Alkhadim, Christina A Cutshaw

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This study reports the dimensionality and measurement invariance of a modified version of the Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening for Preschoolers (PALS PreK). Practical constraints of conducting child assessments created an opportunity to develop a modified PALS PreK. The sample consisted of 1,168 children tested in a Southwestern state in the United States. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with the modified PALS PreK supported the two-factor structure of the full PALS PreK. Multigroup CFA revealed measurement invariance for the modified PALS PreK for gender and ethnicity. The implications of a similar two-factor structure in the modified PALS PreK are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	208-222
Number of pages	15
Journal	International Journal of School and Educational Psychology
Volume	6
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/21683603.2017.1322016
State	Published - Jul 3 2018

Keywords

assessment
early literacy
factor analysis
measurement invariance
preschool

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Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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