ERIC Number: EJ1190519
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Oct
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Testing for Construct Bias in the Differential Ability Scales, Second Edition: A Comparison among African American, Asian, Hispanic, and Caucasian Children
Trundt, Katherine M.; Keith, Timothy Z.; Caemmerer, Jacqueline M.; Smith, Leann V.
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, v36 n7 p670-683 Oct 2018
Individually administered intelligence measures are commonly used in diagnostic work, but there is a continuing need for research investigating possible test bias among these measures. One current intelligence measure, the Differential Ability Scales, Second Edition (DAS-II), is a test with growing popularity. The issue of test bias, however, has not been thoroughly investigated with the DAS-II. The current study investigated whether the DAS-II demonstrates systematic construct bias when used with children from three racial and ethnic groups--African American, Asian, and Hispanic--when compared to non-Hispanic Caucasian children. Multi-group confirmatory factor analyses with data from the DAS-II standardization sample were used to assess whether the constructs and measurement of constructs were invariant across groups. Results indicate cross-group internal structure validity in the DAS-II, and thus a lack of construct bias. Minor differences were found, but these differences do not affect the calculation of composite scores on the DAS-II and thus would not result in unfair scoring for the groups involved. Results of this study support the appropriateness of the DAS-II for clinical use with these racial and ethnic groups.
Descriptors: Test Bias, Intelligence Tests, Children, African American Children, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, Whites, Comparative Analysis, Test Validity
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