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Psychometric Properties of Raven’s Advanced Progressive Matrices with a Sample of Malaysian Youth

Ahmad Zamri Khairani, Mohd Effendi@Ewan Mohd Matore and Mohd Zahuri Khairani

Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Volume 28, Issue 1, March 2020

Keywords: Malaysia, problem-solving, Rasch model, Raven’s Advanced Progressive Matrices, reasoning ability

Published on: 19 March 2020

The Raven’s Advanced Progressive Matrices (RAPM) is considered as one of the most successful measure of general intelligence, particularly the problem-solving and reasoning abilities. However, despite of this, there is no attempt to assess its psychometric properties in Malaysia. To bridge this shortage, the present study assessed the psychometric properties of the 23-item RAPM using a sample of 1,793 Malaysian youth. The assessment involved Rasch Model analysis measurement framework using the following criteria: model assumptions, reliability, construct validity evidence, differential item functioning (DIF), and test targeting. The results showed satisfactory findings from the data for most of the criteria, especially the reliability and validity evidence. Nevertheless, the items in the RAPM was found to lack the ability to target the respondents’ general intelligence in the measured scale.

ISSN 0128-7702

e-ISSN 2231-8534

Article ID

JSSH-1908-2016

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