A synthesis of two factor analyses of intermediate algebra
Tóm tắt
A battery of 18 tests of intermediate algebra and 20 reference tests was administered to two successive second-year algebra classes. Each battery was separately factor analyzed by Thurstone methods, and the two analyses were synthesized by the Tucker method. The five congruent factors obtained were identified as: Verbal Comprehension, Deductive Reasoning, Algebraic Manipulative Skill, Number Ability, and Adaptability to a New Task.
Tài liệu tham khảo
Army Air Force Aviation Psychology Program Research Reports. Printed classification tests. Report No. 5, 1947, 113–122.
Coombs, C. H. A factorial study of number ability.Psychometrika, 1941,6, 161–189.
French, J. W. The West Point tryout of the guidance battery, Part 2. Princeton: Educ. Test. Serv. Res. Bull. 55–6, 1955.
Garrett, H. E. Differential mental traits.Psychol. Rec., 1938,2, 259–298.
Goodman, C. H. A factorial analysis of Thurstone's sixteen primary mental abilities tests.Psychometrika, 1943,8, 141–151.
Harrell, W. A factor analysis of mechanical ability tests.Psychometrika, 1940,5, 17–34.
Michael, W. B. Factor analyses of tests and criteria: a comparative study of two AAF populations.Psychol. Monogr., 1949,63, No. 3.
Peterson, D. A. Factor analysis of the new United States Navy basic classification test battery. Washington: U. S. Dept. of Commerce, 1946.
Sisk, H. L. A multiple factor analysis of mental abilities in the freshman engineering curriculum.J. Psychol., 1940,9, 165–177.
Taylor, C. W. A factorial study of fluency in writing.Psychometrika, 1947,13, 239–262.
Thurstone, L. L.Multiple-factor analysis. Chicago: Univ. Chicago Press, 1947.
Thurstone, L. L. Primary mental abilities.Psychometric Monogr., No. 1. Chicago: Univ. Chicago Press, 1938.
Thurstone, L. L. and Thurstone, T. G. Factorial studies of intelligence.Psychometric Monogr., No. 2. Chicago: Univ. Chicago Press, 1941.
Tucker, L. R. A method for synthesis of factor analysis studies. Dept. of the Army, A.G.O. Personnel Res. Sec., Rep. No. 984, 1951.