Development and Validation of the Computerised Adaptive Beat Alignment Test (CA-BAT)

Tools

Harrison, Peter M. C. and Müllensiefen, Daniel. 2018. Development and Validation of the Computerised Adaptive Beat Alignment Test (CA-BAT). Scientific Reports, 8, 12395. ISSN 2045-2322 [Article]

Preview

Text
s41598-018-30318-8.pdf - Published Version
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution.
Download (2MB) | Preview

Official URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-30318-8

Abstract or Description

Beat perception is increasingly being recognised as a fundamental musical ability. A number of psychometric instruments have been developed to assess this ability, but these tests do not take advantage of modern psychometric techniques, and rarely receive systematic validation. The present research addresses this gap in the literature by developing and validating a new test, the Computerised Adaptive Beat Alignment Test (CA-BAT), a variant of the Beat Alignment Test (BAT) that leverages recent advances in psychometric theory, including item response theory, adaptive testing, and automatic item generation. The test is constructed and validated in four empirical studies. The results support the reliability and validity of the CA-BAT for laboratory testing, but suggest that the test is not well-suited to online testing, owing to its reliance on fne perceptual discrimination.

Item Type:

Article

Identification Number (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30318-8