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Direct linkPenfield, Randall D. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 2005
Differential item functioning (DIF) is an important consideration in assessing the validity of test scores (Camilli & Shepard, 1994). A variety of statistical procedures have been developed to assess DIF in tests of dichotomous (Hills, 1989; Millsap & Everson, 1993) and polytomous (Penfield & Lam, 2000; Potenza & Dorans, 1995) items. Some of these…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Item Analysis, Psychological Studies, Evaluation Methods
