Estudo das propriedades psicométricas do Teste de Memória de Reconhecimento – TEM-R

The purpose was to verify the psychometric qualities of the Memory Test of Recognition (TEM-R). In a first moment an initial version of the TEM-R was applied at 137 college students. It was found that from the 64 initial items, 15 did not show any frequency response. Based on this it was proceeded a reconfiguration of the instrument, fixing the number of 49 items. It was accomplished a new enforcement where participated 531 college students. The results of the internal structure showed an adequacy to the Rasch model, a absence of bias in the items through the analysis of differential items functioning, and an appropriate factor structure. We observed satisfactory reability indexes. Thus, the TEM-R presented adequate psychometric properties for use in the Brazilian reality. Keywords: memory; psychological tests; psychometry; validity; reability.