ABSTRACT

Base rates of failure (BR_Fail) on performance validity tests (PVTs) were examined in university students with limited English proficiency (LEP). BR_Fail was calculated for several free-standing and embedded PVTs. All free-standing PVTs and certain embedded indicators were robust to LEP. However, LEP was associated with unacceptably high BR_Fail (20–50%) on several embedded PVTs with high levels of verbal mediation (even multivariate models of PVT could not contain BR_Fail). In conclusion, failing free-standing/dedicated PVTs cannot be attributed to LEP. However, the elevated BR_Fail on several embedded PVTs in university students suggest an unacceptably high overall risk of false positives associated with LEP.

摘要

在英语能力有限 (LEP) 的大学生中检查了性能有效性测试 (PVT) 的基本失败率 (BR _{Fail )。}BR _Fail是为几个独立和嵌入式 PVT 计算的。所有独立的 PVT 和某些嵌入式指标对 LEP 都是稳健的。然而，LEP在几个具有高水平口头调解的嵌入式 PVT 上与不可接受的高 BR_失败(20-50%)相关（即使 PVT 的多变量模型也不能包含 BR_失败）。总之，失败的独立/专用 PVT 不能归因于 LEP。然而，大学生中几个嵌入式 PVT 的BR _Fail升高表明与 LEP 相关的误报总体风险高得令人无法接受。