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A Synthesis of Two Factor Analyses of Intermediate Algebra

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

William E. Kline
William E. Kline*
Affiliation:
Board of Education of Baltimore County, Maryland
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Abstract

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.

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Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , December 1959 , pp. 343 - 359
Copyright
Copyright © 1959 The Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

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This paper is a condensation of a thesis. The work was begun while the author was a Psychometrics Fellow of the Educational Testing Service. The work was further supported by Contract N6onr-270-20 of the Office of Naval Research and by Grant NSF G-642 of the National Science Foundation. The writer is indebted to Professors Harold Gulliksen and Ledyard R Tucker for their guidance throughout this study.

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