Development and Psychometric Analysis of an Indirect Measure of Attitudes toward Individuals with Mental Retardation Using the Error-Choice Method
The Test of Knowledge about Mental Retardation was developed to measure attitudes, not knowledge. It consists of 20 error-choice items requiring respondents to select one of four incorrect alternatives. An additional 20 questions address general knowledge of mental retardation. Psychometric analysis...
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Published in | Mental retardation (Washington) Vol. 32; no. 5; p. 347 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
01.10.1994
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Summary: | The Test of Knowledge about Mental Retardation was developed to measure attitudes, not knowledge. It consists of 20 error-choice items requiring respondents to select one of four incorrect alternatives. An additional 20 questions address general knowledge of mental retardation. Psychometric analysis indicates satisfactory item characteristics, adequate reliability and homogeneity, and support for criterion-related validity. (Author/DB) |
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ISSN: | 0047-6765 |