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Peer reviewedDorans, Neil J.; Lawrence, Ida M. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1990
A procedure for checking the score equivalence of nearly identical editions of a test is described and illustrated with Scholastic Aptitude Test data. The procedure uses the standard error of equating and uses graphical representation of score conversion deviations from the identity function in standard error units. (SLD)
Descriptors: Equated Scores, Grade Equivalent Scores, Scores, Statistical Analysis
Peer reviewedHarris, Abigail M.; Carlton, Sydell T. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1993
Differential item functioning on 6 forms of the Scholastic Aptitude Test was examined for 181,228 male and 198,668 female students focusing on the points tested, the test format, and subject matter in which items are embedded. Implications of the identifiable differences are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Females, High School Students
