Differential item functioning due to gender between depression and anxiety items among Chilean adolescents [PDF]
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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Multilevel Generalized Mantel-Haenszel for Differential Item Functioning Detection
Research has demonstrated that when data are collected in a multilevel framework, standard single level differential item functioning (DIF) analyses can yield incorrect results, particularly inflated Type I error rates.
Brian F. French+2 more
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The ABFM Begins to Use Differential Item Functioning [PDF]
The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) believes that it is important to have evidence to show that the pass-fail decisions related to its examinations are based upon accurately determining the minimum knowledge necessary to be a board certified family physician, and furthermore, that these decisions are unbiased against any particular subset of ...
Michael R. Peabody+2 more
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Brazilian WHOQOL-OLD module version: a Rasch analysis of a new instrument [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the Brazilian version of WHOQOL-OLD Module and to test potential changes to the instrument to increase its psychometric adequacy.
Chachamovich, Eduardo+3 more
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An analysis of differential item functioning by gender in the Learning Disability Screening Questionnaire (LDSQ) [PDF]
The Learning Disability Screening Questionnaire (LDSQ; McKenzie & Paxton, 2006) was developed as a brief screen for intellectual disability. Although several previous studies have evaluated the LDSQ with respect to its utility as a clinical and research ...
Booth, Tom+2 more
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Evaluation of psychometric properties and differential item functioning of 8-item Child Perceptions Questionnaires using item response theory [PDF]
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Lam, KF+3 more
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Assessing Differential Item Functioning and Differential Test Functioning in an Academic Motivation Scale using Item Response Theory methods [PDF]
Social work researchers and practitioners who use measurement instruments to make data-informed decisions need to ensure those decisions are based on items and scales that are free from possible bias or undesirable differential functioning. In this study,
Bean, Gerald J.
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Howard Wainer, Paul W. Holland
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DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING ANALYSIS, AN ISSUE ON UMPTN ITEM BANKING WITH IRT PROCEDURES
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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Objective The aims were to review practices concerning Differential Item Functioning (DIF) detection in composite measurement scales, particularly those used in health research, and to provide guidance on how to proceed if statistically significant DIF ...
A. Rouquette+4 more
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