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Differential item functioning and ad hoc interpretations [PDF]
Teaching English Language, 2010 A plethora of research studies has focused on Differential Item Functioning. Despite the diversity of DIF detection techniques offered, little research has been done on the interpretation of DIF results.
Seyyed Mohammad Alavi, Hossein Karami
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Detecting Differential Item Functioning in 2PL Multistage Assessments
Psych, 2023 The detection of differential item functioning is crucial for the psychometric evaluation of multistage tests. This paper discusses five approaches presented in the literature: logistic regression, SIBTEST, analytical score-based tests, bootstrap score ...
Rudolf Debelak +3 more
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The Use of Loglinear Models for Assessing Differential Item Functioning Across Manifest and Latent Examinee Groups [PDF]
, 1990 Loglinear latent class models are used to detect differential item functioning (DIF). These models are formulated in such a manner that the attribute to be assessed may be continuous, as in a Rasch model, or categorical, as in Latent Class Mastery models.
Kelderman, Henk, Macready, George B.
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International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2021 This Monte Carlo study assessed Type I error in differential item functioning analyses using Lord’s chi-square (LC), Likelihood Ratio Test (LRT), and Mantel-Haenszel (MH) procedure.
Emily Diaz +2 more
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An Evaluation of DIF Tests in Multistage Tests for Continuous Covariates
Psych, 2021 Multistage tests are a widely used and efficient type of test presentation that aims to provide accurate ability estimates while keeping the test relatively short.
Rudolf Debelak, Dries Debeer
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BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2022 Background Item response theory (IRT) methods for addressing differential item functioning (DIF) can detect group differences in responses to individual items (e.g., bias).
E. Nichols +13 more
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Examination of Gender-Related Differential Item Functioning Through Poly-BW Indices
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 The existing differential item functioning (DIF) detection approaches relying on item difficulty or item discrimination are limited for understanding the associates of DIF items, and consequently, DIF items were conventionally either deleted or ignored ...
Tsai-Wei Huang +3 more
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International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2019 Thepurpose of this study is to determine whether English test items ofUndergraduate Placement Exam (UPE) in 2016 containdifferential item functioning (DIF) and differential bundle functioning (DBF)in terms of gender and school type and examine the ...
Rabia Akcan, Kübra Atalay Kabasakal
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Detection of Uniform and Non-Uniform Differential Item Functioning by Item Focussed Trees [PDF]
, 2015 Detection of differential item functioning by use of the logistic modelling approach has a long tradition. One big advantage of the approach is that it can be used to investigate non-uniform DIF as well as uniform DIF.
Berger, Moritz, Tutz, Gerhard
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A new method for detecting differential item functioning in the Rasch model [PDF]
, 2010 Differential item functioning (DIF) can lead to an unfair advantage or disadvantage for certain subgroups in educational and psychological testing. Therefore, a variety of statistical methods has been suggested for detecting DIF in the Rasch model.
Kopf, Julia +2 more
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