Mead, A. D., & Drasgow, F. (1993). Equivalence of computerized and paper-and-pencil cognitive ability tests: A meta-analysis . Psychological Bulletin , 114 (3), 449–458. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.114.3.449

Journal Article

Mead, A. D., & Drasgow, F. (1993). Equivalence of computerized and paper-and-pencil cognitive ability tests: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 114(3), 449–458. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.114.3.449

Tags

Electronic administration; High school; K-12; Postsecondary

Summary

Accommodation

Individuals took a computerized version of the test, as opposed to a paper-and-pencil test.

Participants

Participants from 28 studies, which included high school age students and adults, were included in this analysis. Information on individual disability status was not included.

Dependent Variable

Various timed power and speeded tests of cognitive abilities were the dependent variables in this study.

Findings

It appears that performance across modes was similar. The correlation was found to be .91 when correlations among studies were analyzed simultaneously. The estimate of disattenuated cross-mode correlation for the speeded tests was moderate (.72), while the correlation for the timed power tests was higher (.97).