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Publication Date: 2005-Apr-1
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Gender Differential Item Functioning in the Multidimensional Self Concept Scale with a Sample of Early Adolescent Students
Young, Ellie L.; Sudweeks, Richard R.
Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, v38 n1 p29 Apr 2005
Differential item functioning (DIF) in the Multidimensional Self Concept Scale (B. A. Bracken, 1992) was evaluated using 2 different methods to identify and describe DIF. Of 149 items from the Multidimensional Self Concept Scale, 42% exhibited gender DIF. Nonuniform, crossover DIF was evident in items throughout the instrument.
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Measures (Individuals), Self Concept, Test Items, Item Analysis, Test Bias, Gender Differences, Middle School Students, Psychometrics, Evaluation Methods
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