Validity of UKM1 intelligence test using Rasch analysis

Abstract UKM1 is a test developed in Malaysia to evaluate the level of intelligence of the students. This study aims at identifying the reliability and validity of the UKM1 using the item analysis method. A random sample of 773 students was selected from the local schools. The test was administered via on-line. The study confirms that UKM1 is a multidimensional test with three correlated dimensions which are Visual Spatial (VS), Verbal Linguistic (VL) and Logical Mathematics (LM).