Faculty Articles
A Structural Equation Analysis of the Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning in a Clinical Sample
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Child Neuropsychology
ISSN
0929-7049
Publication Date
1999
Abstract
A maximum likelihood confirmatory factor analysis was performed by applying LISREL VII to the Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning (WRAML) in a clinical sample (N = 271). Analyses were designed to determine which of 10 hypothesized oblique factor solutions could best explain memory as measured by the WRAML. Competing latent variable models were identified in previous studies and monographs on memory. Findings supported a three-factor model including Verbal Memory, Visual Memory, and Attention/Concentration factors. Our results are consistent with previous studies suggesting that attention is an important component of memory as measured by the WRAML. This study replicates previous research in which the Learning Index was not empirically supported.
DOI
10.1076/chin.5.1.34.7077
Volume
5
Issue
1
First Page
34
Last Page
40
NSUWorks Citation
Burton, D. B.,
Mittenberg, W.,
Gold, S.,
Drabman, R.
(1999). A Structural Equation Analysis of the Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning in a Clinical Sample. Child Neuropsychology, 5(1), 34-40.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/251