Anchor methods for DIF detection: A comparison of the iterative forward, backward, constant and all-other anchor class [PDF]
, 2013 In the analysis of differential item functioning (DIF) using item response theory (IRT), a common metric is necessary to compare item parameters between groups of test-takers.
Kopf, Julia +2 more
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DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING ANALYSIS, AN ISSUE ON UMPTN ITEM BANKING WITH IRT PROCEDURES
Buletin Psikologi, 2016 National College Admission Test (Ujian Masuk Perguruan Tinggi Negeri - UMPTN) was first administered to select candidates for five most prominent universities in Indonesia more than fifteen years ago. The system was then improved and has been widely used
Saifuddin Azwar
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Differential item functioning due to gender between depression and anxiety items among Chilean adolescents [PDF]
, 2012 Although much is known about the higher prevalence of anxiety and depressive disorders among adolescent females, less is known about the differential item endorsement due to gender in items of commonly scales used to measure anxiety and depression.
Achenbach T.M. +12 more
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Geschlechterunterschiede im Zentralabitur? Fairness von High-Stakes-Tests für Jungen und Mädchen im Fach Englisch in Nordrhein-Westfalen im Kontext der Educational Governance [PDF]
, 2016 The shift from decentralized to centralized A-level examinations (Abitur) was implemented in the German school system as a measure of Educational Governance in the last decade.
Lorenz, Ramona
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DFIT: An R Package for Raju's Differential Functioning of Items and Tests Framework
Journal of Statistical Software, 2017 This paper presents DFIT, an R package that implements the differential functioning of items and tests framework as well as the Monte Carlo item parameter replication approach for producing cut-off points for differential item functioning indices ...
Víctor H. Cervantes
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An item and construct bias analysis of two language versions of a verbal analogies scale [PDF]
, 2013 The Woodcock Muñoz Language Survey is a test of cognitive academic language proficiency that has been adapted from English into Xhosa by a South African team of researchers.
Allalouf A. +17 more
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Real and Artificial Differential Item Functioning in Polytomous Items [PDF]
Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2014 Differential item functioning (DIF) for an item between two groups is present if, for the same person location on a variable, persons from different groups have different expected values for their responses. Applying only to dichotomously scored items in the popular Mantel–Haenszel (MH) method for detecting DIF in which persons are classified by their
David, Andrich, Curt, Hagquist
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Differential item functioning of the UWES-17 in South Africa
SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, 2011 Orientation: South Africa’s unique cultural diversity provides a constant challenge about the fair and unbiased use of psychological measures in respect of their cross-cultural application.
Leanne Goliath-Yarde, Gert Roodt
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Sensitivity of Mantel Haenszel Model and Rasch Model as Viewed From Sample Size [PDF]
, 2011 The aims of this research is to study the sensitivity comparison of Mantel Haenszel and Rasch Model for detection differential item functioning, observed from the sample size.
ALWI, I. (IDRUS)
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Exploring differential item functioning in the SF-36 by demographic, clinical, psychological and social factors in an osteoarthritis population [PDF]
, 2013 The SF-36 is a very commonly used generic measure of health outcome in osteoarthritis (OA). An important, but frequently overlooked, aspect of validating health outcome measures is to establish if items work in the same way across subgroup of a ...
A Williams +34 more
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