A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the California Verbal Learning Test-Second Edition (CVLT-II) in the Standardization Sample

Autor/in	Donders, Jacobus
Titel	A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the California Verbal Learning Test-Second Edition (CVLT-II) in the Standardization Sample
Quelle	In: Assessment, 15 (2008) 2, S.123-131 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1073-1911
DOI	10.1177/1073191107310926
Schlagwörter	Attention Span; Verbal Learning; Factor Structure; Factor Analysis; Goodness of Fit; Evaluation Research; Mathematical Models; Adults; Age Differences; Construct Validity; Adult Learning; Learning Strategies; Psychometrics; Learning Processes; Word Lists; Recall (Psychology) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Verbales Lernen; Faktorenstruktur; Faktorenanalyse; Evaluationsforschung; Mathematical model; Mathematisches Modell; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Learning process; Lernprozess; Wortliste; Abberufung
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to determine the latent structure of the California Verbal Learning Test-Second Edition (CVLT-II; Delis, Kramer, Kaplan, & Ober, 2000) at three different age levels, using the standardization sample. Maximum likelihood confirmatory factor analyses are performed to test four competing hypothetical models for fit and parsimony. A four-factor model consisting of Attention Span, Learning Efficiency, Delayed Memory, and Inaccurate Memory provides the best fit to the data at two age levels (16-30 years and 31-60 years, respectively) but the factor structure is somewhat less robust in the oldest age group (greater than 60 years). The results clarify the latent structure of the CVLT-II and suggest that a multifactorial interpretation of quantitative and qualitative indexes from this instrument is appropriate for clinical practice with most adults, although findings may need to be interpreted more cautiously among older persons. (Contains 5 tables and 1 note.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10