Dimensions of performance in the interpretation of diagrams, tables, and maps: Some gender differences in the Swedish scholastic aptitude test
✍ Scribed by Lisbeth Åberg-Bengtsson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 63 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4308
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✦ Synopsis
The aim of the present study was to investigate the various dimensions underlying performance on the diagrams, tables, maps subtest of the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test. Data from two test versions were analyzed using a structural equation modeling technique on 14,463 and 19,636 examinees, respectively. Two alternative three-factor models containing (a) a general factor influencing all items, (b) a quantitative factor, and (c) either an end of test or complexity factor were identified. On the basis of the results, it may tentatively be concluded that the gender difference in performance of the test in favor of males is due to a great extent to the quantitative factor. An end of test effect seems indisputable, although this effect may be explained by an increasing difficulty of test items rather than, or in addition to, sheer speed.