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Table 4 MEAMS subtests requiring adjustment of pass scores by ANOVA and Rasch analysis. Bold numbers indicate adjusted scores.

From: Assessing normative cut points through differential item functioning analysis: An example from the adaptation of the Middlesex Elderly Assessment of Mental State (MEAMS) for use as a cognitive screening test in Turkey

Subtest

Score range

Pass score in original version

Turkish Pass Scores (where P = primary; M = Middle and H = Higher education)

   

Age 16–30

Age 31–45

Age 46–60

Age 61+

   

P

M

H

P

M

H

P

M

H

P

M

H

a) Post ANOVA

              

Orientation

0–5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

5

5

4

5

5

Name Learning

0–4

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

Comprehension

0–3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

3

Arithmetic

0–3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

3

3

Spatial Construction

0–2

2

1

2

2

1

2

2

1

2

2

1

1

1

Usual Views

0–3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

3

2

2

3

b) Post-Rasch

              

Spatial Construction

0–2

2

1

2

2

1

2

2

1

2

2

1

2

2

Fragmented Letter Perception

0–4

3

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

Unusual Views

0–3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1