Measurement Invariance in Relation to First Language: An Evaluation of German Reading and Spelling Tests

Autor/inn/en	Visser, Linda; Cartschau, Friederike; von Goldammer, Ariane; Brandenburg, Janin; Timmerman, Marieke; Hasselhorn, Marcus; Mähler, Claudia
Titel	Measurement Invariance in Relation to First Language: An Evaluation of German Reading and Spelling Tests
Quelle	In: Applied Measurement in Education, 36 (2023) 2, S.115-131 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Visser, Linda) ORCID (Cartschau, Friederike) ORCID (von Goldammer, Ariane) ORCID (Brandenburg, Janin) ORCID (Timmerman, Marieke) ORCID (Hasselhorn, Marcus) ORCID (Mähler, Claudia)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-7347
DOI	10.1080/08957347.2023.2201701
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Error of Measurement; Second Language Learning; German; Reading Tests; Spelling; Performance Based Assessment; Reading Skills; Native Language; Reading Comprehension; Middle School Students; Psychometrics; Reading Fluency; Learning Disabilities; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Messfehler; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Deutscher; Lesetest; Schreibweise; Leistungsermittlung; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Leseverstehen; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Deutschland
Abstract	The growing number of children in primary schools in Germany who have German as their second language (L2) has raised questions about the fairness of performance assessment. Fair tests are a prerequisite for distinguishing between L2 learning delay and a specific learning disability. We evaluated five commonly used reading and spelling tests for measurement invariance (MI) as a function of first language (German vs. other). Multi-group confirmatory factor analyses revealed strict MI for the Weingarten Basic Vocabulary Spelling Tests (WRTs) 3+ and 4+ and the Salzburger Reading (SLT) and Spelling (SRT) Tests, suggesting these instruments are suitable for assessing reading and spelling skills regardless of first language. The MI for A Reading Comprehension Test for First to Seventh Graders -- 2nd Edition (ELFE II) was partly strict with unequal intercepts for the text subscale. We discuss the implications of this finding for assessing reading performance of children with L2. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01