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Examining the Fairness of the University Entrance Exam: A Latent Class Analysis Approach to Differential Item Functioning [PDF]

Issues in Language Teaching, 2021
Measurement has been ubiquitous in all areas of education for at least a century. Various methods have been suggested to examine the fairness of education tests especially in high-stakes contexts.
Sayyed Mohammad Alavi, Hossein Karami, Mohammad Hossein Kouhpaeenejad   +2 more
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Differential item functioning of the Functional Independence Measure in higher performing neurological patients [PDF]

, 2005
OBJECTIVE: When comparing outcomes of the Functional Independence Measure (FIM ) between patient groups, item characteristics of the FIM should be consistent across groups.
Beckerman, H., Beelen, A., Dallmeijer, Annet, de Groot, Vincent, Dekker, Joost, IJzerman, M. J., Knol, Dirk, Lankhorst, Gustaaf, Lindeman, E., Odding, E., Prevo, A. J.H., Roorda, Leo, Schepers, Vera P.M., Stam, H. J., van Baalen, Bianca   +14 more
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Using Interpretable Machine Learning for Differential Item Functioning Detection in Psychometric Tests. [PDF]

Appl Psychol Meas
Kraus EB, Wild J, Hilbert S.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Gender differential item functioning on the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills instrument using logistic regression

REID (Research and Evaluation in Education), 2022
The item differential function (DIF) describes a situation in which testees of similar ability but from different demographic groups have varying chances of achieving the same result.
Sumin Sumin, Fitri Sukmawati, Nurdin Nurdin   +2 more
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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
doaj   +1 more source

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, Sebastian Appelbaum, Dries Debeer, Martin J. Tomasik   +3 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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Detecting Differential Item Functioning: Item Response Theory Methods Versus the Mantel-Haenszel Procedure

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, Gordon Brooks, George Johanson   +2 more
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The effect of missing data and imputation on the detection of bias in cognitive testing using differential item functioning methods

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, J. A. Deal, B. K. Swenor, A. G. Abraham, N. M. Armstrong, K. Bandeen-Roche, M. C. Carlson, M. Griswold, F. R. Lin, T. H. Mosley, P. Y. Ramulu, N. S. Reed, A. R. Sharrett, A. L. Gross   +13 more
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Item response theory modelling of the trait emotional intelligence questionnaire-short form: item streamlining, differential item functioning, and validity in a Swedish multicenter cross-sectional study. [PDF]

BMC Psychol
Dåderman AM, Persson BN, Ahlstrand I, Hallgren J, Larsson I, Larsson M, Sundler AJ, Hedén L, Nunstedt H, Ekman A, Lood Q, Andersson Hammar I, Pennbrant S.   +12 more
europepmc   +3 more sources