Online cognitive assessment in the era of COVID-19: Examining the validity of the MEZURE.

IF 3.3 2区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Stefan C Dombrowski, A Alexander Beaujean, Ryan J McGill, Ryan L Farmer
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Abstract

Developed more than 2 decades ago, the MEZURE (Assessment Technologies, 1995-2020; https://www.mezure.com/) has received increased attention as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is the first individualized test of cognitive ability created to use an online (local or remote) assessment modality. The MEZURE claims to be aligned both with the extended Gf-Gc theory and the Cattell-Horn-Carroll model of abilities. Whereas the test publisher claims it used exploratory factor analysis to investigate the instrument's factor structure, only the subtest factor loadings on the Gf-Gc factors were furnished. No other structural validity information was provided, suggesting that users of the instrument should interpret the scores produced by the MEZURE with caution. Accordingly, the present study used exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis to more fully investigate the structural validity of the MEZURE. The results revealed that the MEZURE contains a combined perceptual reasoning (i.e., [Gf/Gv]/working memory [Gwm]) group factor, a verbal ability group factor, and a relatively weak general factor that is dominated by perceptual reasoning. The finding of a paltry general factor that is weakly loaded by verbal subtests is inconsistent with the broader research on traditional cognitive ability assessment and could be related to the online administration format of the test. Future research is required to better understand this finding. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

新冠肺炎时代的在线认知评估:检查MEZURE的有效性。
20多年前开发的MEZURE(评估技术,1995-2020;https://www.mezure.com/)由于新冠肺炎大流行而受到越来越多的关注。这是第一个使用在线(本地或远程)评估模式创建的认知能力个性化测试。MEZURE声称与扩展的Gf-Gc理论和Cattell-Horn-Carroll能力模型一致。尽管测试发布者声称他们使用了探索性因子分析来调查仪器的因子结构,但只提供了Gf-Gc因子的子测试因子负载。没有提供其他结构有效性信息,这表明该仪器的用户应谨慎解读MEZURE产生的分数。因此,本研究使用探索性和验证性因素分析来更全面地研究MEZURE的结构有效性。结果表明,MEZURE包含一个组合的感知推理(即[Gf/Gv]/工作记忆[Gwm])群体因素、一个言语能力群体因素和一个以感知推理为主的相对较弱的一般因素。发现一个微不足道的、由言语子测验加载较弱的一般因素与传统认知能力评估的更广泛研究不一致,可能与测试的在线管理形式有关。未来的研究需要更好地理解这一发现。(PsycInfo数据库记录(c)2023 APA,保留所有权利)。
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Psychological Assessment
Psychological Assessment PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-
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期刊介绍: Psychological Assessment is concerned mainly with empirical research on measurement and evaluation relevant to the broad field of clinical psychology. Submissions are welcome in the areas of assessment processes and methods. Included are - clinical judgment and the application of decision-making models - paradigms derived from basic psychological research in cognition, personality–social psychology, and biological psychology - development, validation, and application of assessment instruments, observational methods, and interviews
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