Differential Item Functioning Resulting from the Use of Different Solution Strategies.

Tatsuoka, Kikumi K.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1988

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Differential Item Functioning Resulting from the Use of Different Solution Strategies.

Tatsuoka, Kikumi K.; And Others

Journal of Educational Measurement, v25 n4 p301-19 Win 1988

The degree to which test item bias techniques can lead to interpretable results when groups are defined in terms of specified differences in the cognitive processes involved in problem-solving strategies was studied. Data from two groups of junior high school students (N=545) were used. (TJH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Fractions, Junior High School Students, Mathematics Tests, Problem Solving, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Subtraction, Test Bias, Test Interpretation

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