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Peer reviewedBontempo, Robert – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1993
Describes a method for assessing the quality of translations based on item response theory (IRT). Results from the IRT technique with French and Chinese versions of a scale measuring individualism-collectivism for samples of 250 U.S., 357 French, and 290 Chinese undergraduates show how several biased items are detected. (SLD)
Descriptors: Chinese, Comparative Testing, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
Download full textCook, Linda L.; And Others – 1990
The equating of reasonably parallel forms of College Board Achievement Tests in biology, chemistry, mathematics level II, American history and social studies, and French is discussed. Results of the following five equating methods are compared: (1) Tucker; (2) Levine equally reliable; (3) Levine unequally reliable; (4) frequency estimation…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Achievement Tests, Biology, Chemistry
