Validity and reliability of the Inductive Reasoning Test for Children - IRTC Validade e precisão do Teste de Raciocínio Indutivo para Crianças - TRIC

This study aimed to search for validity and reliability evidences for 'A and B Forms' of the Inductive Reasoning Test for Children - IRTC. A total of 417 students, both sexes, from 1st to 5th grade, between 6 and 11 years old participated of the study. 'A Form' was administered t...

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Main Authors: Monalisa Muniz, Alessandra Gotuzo Seabra, Ricardo Primi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2012-01-01
Series:Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722012000200009
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Summary:This study aimed to search for validity and reliability evidences for 'A and B Forms' of the Inductive Reasoning Test for Children - IRTC. A total of 417 students, both sexes, from 1st to 5th grade, between 6 and 11 years old participated of the study. 'A Form' was administered to 219 children and 'B Form' to 198. The investigation of the internal structure of both forms indicated that the correlations between the items may be explained by a single factor which is understood as inductive reasoning. Appropriate reliability by internal consistency was found, except for the 1st and 2nd grades, and regarding the latter, only on 'B Form'. The results also revealed the sensitivity of IRTC in showing differences in the performance of students attending early versus late grade levels. Despite the favorable data, after the reformulation of some items more research is needed, so that 'A and B Forms' are able to discriminate the performance of children in a greater number of grades.<br>Esse estudo buscou evidências de validade e precisão para as Formas A e B do Teste de Raciocínio Indutivo para Crianças - TRIC. Participaram 417 alunos de 1ª a 5ª série, ambos os sexos e com idades entre 6 e 11 anos. A Forma A foi respondida por 219 crianças e a Forma B por 198. A investigação da estrutura interna das duas formas apontou que as correlações entre os itens podem ser explicadas por um único fator entendido como o raciocínio indutivo. As precisões por consistência interna encontradas foram adequadas, exceto para a primeira série e para a Forma B na segunda série. Os resultados também revelaram sensibilidade das formas do TRIC para diferenciar o desempenho entre as séries iniciais e finais. Apesar dos dados favoráveis, ainda são necessárias mais pesquisas para que as Formas A e B consigam discriminar o desempenho das crianças em um maior número de séries.
ISSN:0102-7972
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