Revising the Scale of Intellectual Development: Application of an Unfolding Model

An unfolding model was selected for the scores on the Scale of Intellectual Development to take into account that, for stage-based instruments, agreement with a statement first increases as the student approaches the stage represented by the statement, then decreases as the student progresses beyond...

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Published inJournal of college student development Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 168 - 184
Main Authors DeMars, Christine, Erwin, T. Dary
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 01.03.2003
Subjects
College Students
Comparative studies
Educational Objectives
Evaluation Methods
Higher Education
Intellectual Development
Intelligence
Intelligence Tests
Item Response Theory
Measures (Individuals)
Progress
Quality of education
Student Development
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Summary:An unfolding model was selected for the scores on the Scale of Intellectual Development to take into account that, for stage-based instruments, agreement with a statement first increases as the student approaches the stage represented by the statement, then decreases as the student progresses beyond that stage. (Contains 21 references.) (Author)
ISSN:0897-5264
1543-3382
1543-3382
DOI:10.1353/csd.2003.0013