Analysis of Differential Item Functioning in the NAEP History Assessment.

Zwick, Rebecca; Ercikan, Kadriye

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Publication Date: 1989

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Analysis of Differential Item Functioning in the NAEP History Assessment.

Zwick, Rebecca; Ercikan, Kadriye

Journal of Educational Measurement, v26 n1 p55-66 Spr 1989

The Mantel-Haenszel approach for investigating differential item functioning (DIF) was applied to United States history items within the 1986 National Assessment of Educational Progress administered to 7,812 11th graders. DIF analyses were based on responses of 7,743 11th graders. Results concerning sex and racial differences and ethnicity are provided. (TJH)

Descriptors: Black Students, Ethnicity, Grade 11, High School Students, Hispanic Americans, Item Analysis, National Competency Tests, North American History, Racial Differences, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Standardized Tests, White Students

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress

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