Measuring individual differences in cognitive abilities in the lab and on the web.

ABSTRACT: The present study compared lab-based and web-based versions of cognitive individual difference measures widely used in second language research (working memory and declarative memory). Our objective was to validate web-based versions of these tests for future research and to make these measures available for the wider second language research community, thus contributing to the study of individual differences in language learning. The establishment of measurement equivalence of the two administration modes is important because web-based testing allows researchers to address methodological challenges such as restricted population sampling, low statistical power, and small sample sizes. Our results indicate that the lab-based and web-based versions of the tests were equivalent, i.e., scores

SUBMITTER: Ruiz S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6905613 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature