Abstract
The reliability of subtest scores for the Watson Barker Listening Test (WBLT) and the Kentucky ComprehensiveListening Test (KCLT) may be underestimated by use of the KR-20. This phenomenon is illustrated by ipsatizing the scores of 301 participants who took both tests and recomputing the KR-20. It is concluded that factor analytic methods are more warranted for establishing reliable listening measures from the WBLT and KCLT. Full information factor analysis of dichotomous data is employed with the same data in order to handle problems with skewed distributions of answers to individual items. Separate first order factor analyses of the WBLT and the KCLT each produce five factor solutions. Asecond order factor analysis produces a four factor solution across both listening tests. All first-order and second-order factors prove to be statistically reliable, conceptually valid and theoretically heuristic. Detailed interpretations of these factors are presented and discussed.
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