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Peer reviewedAllalouf, Avi – Applied Measurement in Education, 2003
Studied whether differential item functioning (DIF) in translated verbal items could be reduced or eliminated by revising these items. Results for six sections of an Israeli college admission test translated from Hebrew to Russian show that revisions can reduce DIF considerably. Discusses costs of the revision process. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Costs, Foreign Countries, Hebrew
