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

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Donders, Jacobus

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Assessment vol. 15 no. 2 (Jun. 2008), page 123-131.
Topik: learning; memory; construct validity; factor analysis; CVLT-II
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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 (>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.

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