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Peer reviewedRobin, Frederic; Sireci, Stephen G.; Hambleton, Ronald K. – International Journal of Testing, 2003
Illustrates how multidimensional scaling (MDS) and differential item functioning (DIF) procedures can be used to evaluate the equivalence of different language versions of an examination. Presents examples of structural differences and DIF across languages. (SLD)
Descriptors: Item Bias, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Multidimensional Scaling, Multilingual Materials
Download full textSireci, Stephen G.; Swaminathan, Hariharan – 1996
Procedures for evaluating differential item functioning (DIF) are commonly used to investigate the statistical equivalence of items that are translated from one language to another. However, the methodology developed for detecting DIF is designed to evaluate the functioning of the same items administered to two groups. In evaluating the…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, International Education, Item Bias
Chakwera, Elias; Khembo, Dafter; Sireci, Stephen G. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2004
In the United States, tests are held to high standards of quality. In developing countries such as Malawi, psychometricians must deal with these same high standards as well as several additional pressures such as widespread cheating, test administration difficulties due to challenging landscapes and poor resources, difficulties in reliably scoring…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Testing, High Stakes Tests, Measurement
