Analysis of Differential Item Functioning in Translated Assessment Instruments.

Budgell, Glen R.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1995

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Analysis of Differential Item Functioning in Translated Assessment Instruments.

Budgell, Glen R.; And Others

Applied Psychological Measurement, v19 n4 p309-21 Dec 1995

The usefulness of three item response theory-based methods and the Mantel Haenszel technique in evaluating the measurement equivalence of translated assessment instruments was demonstrated in a study involving 2,000 French-speaking Canadian adults who took a French test translation and 2,000 English-speaking adults who took the English original. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adults, Chi Square, Cultural Awareness, Culture Fair Tests, Educational Assessment, English, Foreign Countries, French, Item Bias, Item Response Theory, Test Format, Test Items, Test Theory, Test Validity, Tests, Translation

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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