title: The reliability of the McCarthy Screening Test from the criterion-referenced testing perspective.
abstract: The McCarthy Screening Test, used to identify children with learning difficulties, yields a pass-fail decision for each subtest. The reliability of these decisions is studied using several criterion-referenced testing methods (N = 1,323). The several results are evaluated. It is suggested that dependability indices be adopted for clinical instruments such as the MST.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics