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Yi-Hsin Chen – Applied Measurement in Education, 2024
This study aims to apply the differential item functioning (DIF) technique with the deterministic inputs, noisy "and" gate (DINA) model to validate the mathematics construct and diagnostic attribute profiles across American and Singaporean students. Even with the same ability level, every single item is expected to show uniform DIF…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, International Assessment
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Michaelides, Michalis P. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2019
The Student Background survey administered along with achievement tests in studies of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement includes scales of student motivation, competence, and attitudes toward mathematics and science. The scales consist of positively- and negatively keyed items. The current research…
Descriptors: International Assessment, Achievement Tests, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests
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Van Nijlen, Daniel; Janssen, Rianne – Applied Measurement in Education, 2011
The distinction between quantitative and qualitative differences in mastery is essential when monitoring student progress and is crucial for instructional interventions to deal with learning difficulties. Mixture item response theory (IRT) models can provide a convenient way to make the distinction between quantitative and qualitative differences…
Descriptors: Spelling, Indo European Languages, Vowels, Verbal Tests