Development and Validation of the Open Matrices Item Bank.

J Intell

Individual Differences & Psychodiagnostics, Greifswald University, Franz-Mehring-Str. 57, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany.

Published: July 2022

Figural matrices tasks are one of the most prominent item formats used in intelligence tests, and their relevance for the assessment of cognitive abilities is unquestionable. However, despite endeavors of the open science movement to make scientific research accessible on all levels, there is a lack of royalty-free figural matrices tests. The Open Matrices Item Bank (OMIB) closes this gap by providing free and unlimited access (GPLv3 license) to a large set of empirically validated figural matrices items. We developed a set of 220 figural matrices based on well-established construction principles commonly used in matrices tests and administered them to a sample of N = 2572 applicants to medical schools. The results of item response models and reliability analyses demonstrate the excellent psychometric properties of the items. In the discussion, we elucidate how researchers can already use the OMIB to gain access to high-quality matrices tests for their studies. Furthermore, we provide perspectives for features that could additionally improve the utility of the OMIB.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9326670PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jintelligence10030041DOI Listing

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