Investigating the construct validity of Sternberg’s triarchic abilities test level-H (Arabic version)

Abstract

Intelligence was traditionally considered as a unitary concept until Robert Sternberg proposed his triarchic intelligence theory and developed the Sternberg Triarchic Abilities Test (STAT) to measure triarchic intelligence. The present study aimed at investigating the construct validity of the Arabic version of STAT level-H by comparing different theoretical models as proposed by Sternberg. Results of the correlation analysis showed insignificant correlations between three aspects of intelligence, namely analytical, practical, and creative abilities. Confirmatory factor analysis results confirmed the structural validity of STAT, as the model of three uncorrelated abilities was deemed as the best fit. The model of general intelligence was insufficient to consider STAT as a measure of general intelligence (g). The current results support Sternberg's results, while many other researchers' findings claimed that STAT is just a measure of (g). (c) 2017 The Authors. Published by IASE.