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ArticleInternational journal of developmental disabilities2025

Comparison of self-administered versus read-aloud questionnaires for psychological measurement in students with low intellectual functioning: use of frequentist and Bayesian approaches.

Claudia P Pérez-Salas, Victoria Parra, Alonso Ortega, Fabiola Sáez-Delgado, Pamela Ramírez-Peña, Isidora Zañartu

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Claudia P Pérez-SalasSocial Science Faculty, Psychology Department, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
Victoria ParraIndependent Researcher, Santiago, Chile.
Alonso OrtegaPhonoaudiology Department, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso.
Fabiola Sáez-DelgadoEducation Faculty, Fundamentals of Pedagogy Department, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
Pamela Ramírez-PeñaHumanities Faculty, Spanish Department, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.
Isidora ZañartuSocial Science Faculty, Psychology Department, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.

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Background: Students with low intellectual functioning (LIF) often experience barriers to participating in social research due to the literacy demands of the survey's typical self-administered format. Although evidence for the validity of the read-aloud format for educational testing abounds, few studies have analyzed the impact of application formats on attitudes or opinion questionnaires for LIF students. Aim: To analyze the effect of self-administered vs read-aloud formats on LIF and typical development (TD) students using four psychological questionnaires for school contexts (Student Engagement Instrument, Multidimensional School Engagement Scale [MSES], Brief Multidimensional Student Life Satisfaction Scale, and School Participation Scale). Method: A mixed factorial (2x2) design was used. Thirty-two students participated (14 to 19 years old; Results: Reliability indices between formats for LIF students in most questionnaire subscales were found to be adequate and equivalent. All instrument subscales had appropriate intra-subject correlations between formats, indicating that LIF students had similar scores in both. Only the MSES showed a format effect, where LIF students reported fewer disengagement behaviors in the read-aloud format. Frequentist and Bayesian statistics were conducted looking for convergences due to the small sample size. Conclusion: We discuss the case-related appropriateness of each application format and propose a new criterion to choose between them to guarantee the inclusion of LIF students in psychological research.

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assessment formatbayesian statisticlow intellectual functioningquestionnairesread-aloudSelf-administered

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