The results of the present study strongly indicate that the Group Embedded Figures Test has desired measurement characteristics. The results are consistent with previous research, though the present study employed a more sophisticated measurement theory than has typically been employed in past research with the measure: that is, generalizability theory. Furthermore, test and item difficulty and item discrimination coefficients also had desirable values.
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