Abstract

Psychometric Properties Of The California Test Of Mental Maturity. Revista de Psicologia [online]. 2017, n.17, pp.11-28. ISSN 2223-3032.

ABSTRACT This article analyzes the psychometric properties of the Spanish adaptation of the Sullivan, Clark and Tiegs California Test of Mental Maturity, that assess various cognitive functions in children from 4 to 7 years of age. The test has been applied to 255 girls and boys from public educational establishments in the citys of La Paz and El Alto. The final sample consisted of 232 boys and girls: 65 students from the initial level of the first year of schooling (prekinder), 115 students from the initial level of the second year of schooling (kindergarten) and 52 from the first year of primary school. Reliability was analyzed with Cronbach's alpha test and the validity was analyzed through internal consistency, using the same method used in the adaptation of the test. The results allowto affirm that the test evaluates the maturity of cognitive functions through the dimensions of the instrument, with high levels of reliability and acceptable levels of validity. The test presents a multidimensional structure and values obtained reflect interrelation between the different cognitive functions with respect to mental maturity. Finally, the article includes the scales with percentiles scores of the studied sample.

Keywords : Mental maturity; evaluation; reliability; validity; scale.

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