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Benítez, Isabel; Padilla, José-Luis; Hidalgo Montesinos, María Dolores; Sireci, Stephen G. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2016
Analysis of differential item functioning (DIF) is often used to determine if cross-lingual assessments are equivalent across languages. However, evidence on the causes of cross-lingual DIF is still evasive. Expert appraisal is a qualitative method useful for obtaining detailed information about problematic elements in the different linguistic…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Mixed Methods Research, Questionnaires, International Assessment
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Laine, Sonja; Kuusisto, Elina; Tirri, Kirsi – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2016
This article presents two independent studies of Finnish teachers' conceptions of giftedness and considers whether it is a malleable or fixed quality. The first qualitative study examined elementary school teachers' (N = 212) conceptions via inductive-oriented content analysis, whereas the second study measured teachers' (elementary n = 184,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gifted, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics
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Benítez, Isabel; Padilla, José-Luis – Journal of Mixed Methods Research, 2014
Differential item functioning (DIF) can undermine the validity of cross-lingual comparisons. While a lot of efficient statistics for detecting DIF are available, few general findings have been found to explain DIF results. The objective of the article was to study DIF sources by using a mixed method design. The design involves a quantitative phase…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mixed Methods Research, Test Bias, Cross Cultural Studies