Group Embedded Figures Test: Psychometric Data on Children

Concepts

Social SciencesEducational AssessmentPsychologyChild DevelopmentDevelopmental PsychologyPsychometricsField TestingGender DifferencesItem AnalysisPsychological TestingPsychometric QualityPsychometric Reliability

Abstract

154 fifth-grade students (72 boys and 82 girls) were given the Group Embedded Figures Test. Distribution characteristics and sex differences were examined. Earlier norms developed for adult samples are substantially different from those of a sample of children. The norms presented here provide a guide for identification of field dependence in children.

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