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Sensitivity of the RMSD for Detecting Item-Level Misfit in Low-Performing Countries
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Tijmstra, Jesper; Bolsinova, Maria; Liaw, Yuan-Ling; Rutkowski, Leslie; Rutkowski, David – Journal of Educational Measurement, 2020
Although the root-mean squared deviation (RMSD) is a popular statistical measure for evaluating country-specific item-level misfit (i.e., differential item functioning [DIF]) in international large-scale assessment, this paper shows that its sensitivity to detect misfit may depend strongly on the proficiency distribution of the considered…
Descriptors: Test Items, Goodness of Fit, Probability, Accuracy
Cultural, Social, and Economic Capital Constructs in International Assessments: An Evaluation Using Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling
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Caro, Daniel H.; Sandoval-Hernández, Andrés; Lüdtke, Oliver – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2014
The article employs exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) to evaluate constructs of economic, cultural, and social capital in international large-scale assessment (LSA) data from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2006 and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009. ESEM integrates the…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Cultural Capital, Social Capital, Economic Factors
Alternative Multiple Imputation Inference for Mean and Covariance Structure Modeling
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Lee, Taehun; Cai, Li – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2012
Model-based multiple imputation has become an indispensable method in the educational and behavioral sciences. Mean and covariance structure models are often fitted to multiply imputed data sets. However, the presence of multiple random imputations complicates model fit testing, which is an important aspect of mean and covariance structure…
Descriptors: Statistical Inference, Structural Equation Models, Goodness of Fit, Statistical Analysis
Comparing OECD PISA Reading in English to Other Languages: Identifying Potential Sources of Non-Invariance
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Asil, Mustafa; Brown, Gavin T. L. – International Journal of Testing, 2016
The use of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) across nations, cultures, and languages has been criticized. The key criticisms point to the linguistic and cultural biases potentially underlying the design of reading comprehension tests, raising doubts about the legitimacy of comparisons across economies. Our research focused…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Reading Achievement, Achievement Tests, Secondary School Students