Differential Item Functioning

Author : Steven J. Osterlind,Howard T. Everson
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483389417

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Differential Item Functioning by Steven J. Osterlind,Howard T. Everson Pdf

This new edition presents an up-to-date description of differential item functioning. It describes varying procedures for addressing DIF in practical testing contexts. The authors present useful examples and studies of DIF that readers may employ as a guide in their own work. They also cover major statistical packages that can be employed in DIF analysis (e.g., SPSS, SAS, M+, Minitab, and Systat). This text is ideal for the measurement professional or advanced student who deals with educational or psychological assessment.

Author : Paul W. Holland,Howard Wainer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136601927

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Differential Item Functioning by Paul W. Holland,Howard Wainer Pdf

Test fairness is a moral imperative for both the makers and the users of tests. This book focuses on methods for detecting test items that function differently for different groups of examinees and on using this information to improve tests. Of interest to all testing and measurement specialists, it examines modern techniques used routinely to insure test fairness. Three of these relevant to the book's contents are: * detailed reviews of test items by subject matter experts and members of the major subgroups in society (gender, ethnic, and linguistic) that will be represented in the examinee population * comparisons of the predictive validity of the test done separately for each one of the major subgroups of examinees * extensive statistical analyses of the relative performance of major subgroups of examinees on individual test items.

Author : Paul W. Holland,Howard Wainer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136601910

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Differential Item Functioning by Paul W. Holland,Howard Wainer Pdf

Test fairness is a moral imperative for both the makers and the users of tests. This book focuses on methods for detecting test items that function differently for different groups of examinees and on using this information to improve tests. Of interest to all testing and measurement specialists, it examines modern techniques used routinely to insure test fairness. Three of these relevant to the book's contents are: * detailed reviews of test items by subject matter experts and members of the major subgroups in society (gender, ethnic, and linguistic) that will be represented in the examinee population * comparisons of the predictive validity of the test done separately for each one of the major subgroups of examinees * extensive statistical analyses of the relative performance of major subgroups of examinees on individual test items.

Author : Alex C. Michalos
Publisher : Springer
Page : 7347 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9400707525

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Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research by Alex C. Michalos Pdf

The aim of this encyclopedia is to provide a comprehensive reference work on scientific and other scholarly research on the quality of life, including health-related quality of life research or also called patient-reported outcomes research. Since the 1960s two overlapping but fairly distinct research communities and traditions have developed concerning ideas about the quality of life, individually and collectively, one with a fairly narrow focus on health-related issues and one with a quite broad focus. In many ways, the central issues of these fields have roots extending to the observations and speculations of ancient philosophers, creating a continuous exploration by diverse explorers in diverse historic and cultural circumstances over several centuries of the qualities of human existence. What we have not had so far is a single, multidimensional reference work connecting the most salient and important contributions to the relevant fields. Entries are organized alphabetically and cover basic concepts, relatively well established facts, lawlike and causal relations, theories, methods, standardized tests, biographic entries on significant figures, organizational profiles, indicators and indexes of qualities of individuals and of communities of diverse sizes, including rural areas, towns, cities, counties, provinces, states, regions, countries and groups of countries.

Author : Fritz Drasgow,Neal Schmitt
Publisher : Pfeiffer
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015084995888

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Measuring and Analyzing Behavior in Organizations by Fritz Drasgow,Neal Schmitt Pdf

This title brings together advances in measurement and data analysis and discusses the range of problems that can be addressed with these approaches. It examines most important areas of measurement, applied statistics, research methods, and data analysis.

Author : paul w;wainer holland (howard)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1180779089

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Differential Item Functioning by paul w;wainer holland (howard) Pdf

Author : Vahid Aryadoust,Michelle Raquel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351741224

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Quantitative Data Analysis for Language Assessment Volume I by Vahid Aryadoust,Michelle Raquel Pdf

Quantitative Data Analysis for Language Assessment Volume I: Fundamental Techniques is a resource book that presents the most fundamental techniques of quantitative data analysis in the field of language assessment. Each chapter provides an accessible explanation of the selected technique, a review of language assessment studies that have used the technique, and finally, an example of an authentic study that uses the technique. Readers also get a taste of how to apply each technique through the help of supplementary online resources that include sample data sets and guided instructions. Language assessment students, test designers, and researchers should find this a unique reference as it consolidates theory and application of quantitative data analysis in language assessment.

Author : Tenko Raykov,George A. Marcoulides
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Item reponse modeling
ISBN : 1597182664

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A Course in Item Response Theory and Modeling with Stata by Tenko Raykov,George A. Marcoulides Pdf

Over the past several decades, item response theory (IRT) and item response modeling (IRM) have become increasingly popular in the behavioral, educational, social, business, marketing, clinical, and health sciences. In this book, Raykov and Marcoulides begin with a nontraditional approach to IRT and IRM that is based on their connections to classical test theory, (nonlinear) factor analysis, generalized linear modeling, and logistic regression. Application-oriented discussions follow next. These cover the one-, two-, and three-parameter logistic models, polytomous item response models (with nominal or ordinal items), item and test information functions, instrument construction and development, hybrid models, differential item functioning, and an introduction to multidimensional IRT and IRM. The pertinent analytic and modeling capabilities of Stata are thoroughly discussed, highlighted, and illustrated on empirical examples from behavioral and social research.

Author : Steven J. Osterlind,Howard T. Everson
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-30
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781412954945

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Differential Item Functioning by Steven J. Osterlind,Howard T. Everson Pdf

Differential Item Functioning, Second Edition is a revision of the 1983 title Test Item Bias. In the past 23 years, differential item performance has assumed a level of attention unimagined in the early 1980s. Then, only a few tests and assessment programs attended to "item bias," while doing so is now a mandatory step in any responsible assessment program. Also, technical advances, such as the widespread use of item response theory, have pushed the field of differential performance to levels of technical sophistication far beyond what was practiced years ago. This new edition presents an up-to-date description of DIF; describes varying procedures for addressing DIF in practical testing contexts; presents useful examples and studies of DIF that readers may employ as a guide in their own DIF work; and briefly describes relevant features of major statistical packages that can be employed in DIF analysis (e.g., SPSS, SAS, M+, Minitab, and Systat). This text is ideal for the measurement professional or advanced student who deals with educational or psychological assessment. Readers need only have a preliminary background in tests and measurement, including some beginning statistics and elementary algebra, in order to find this volume useful.

Author : Gregory Camilli,Lorrie A. Shepard
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1994-04-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0803944160

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Methods for Identifying Biased Test Items by Gregory Camilli,Lorrie A. Shepard Pdf

In this book, the authors provide a cogent review of statistical and interpretive procedures that, in combination, can be used to reduce the likelihood that tests contain items that favor members of one gender, age, racial, or ethnic group over equally able members of another group, for reasons that are unrelated to the objectives and purposes of measurement. Such test items are said to be biased against the equally able members of the group that is not favored. The methods described and illustrated in this book have the potential to reducing the incidence of tests that are, in their construction, biased against members of one or more groups. These methods have the potential of controlling an important source of invalidity when test results are interpreted.

Author : Matthias von Davier,Young-Sun Lee
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783030055844

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Handbook of Diagnostic Classification Models by Matthias von Davier,Young-Sun Lee Pdf

This handbook provides an overview of major developments around diagnostic classification models (DCMs) with regard to modeling, estimation, model checking, scoring, and applications. It brings together not only the current state of the art, but also the theoretical background and models developed for diagnostic classification. The handbook also offers applications and special topics and practical guidelines how to plan and conduct research studies with the help of DCMs. Commonly used models in educational measurement and psychometrics typically assume a single latent trait or at best a small number of latent variables that are aimed at describing individual differences in observed behavior. While this allows simple rankings of test takers along one or a few dimensions, it does not provide a detailed picture of strengths and weaknesses when assessing complex cognitive skills. DCMs, on the other hand, allow the evaluation of test taker performance relative to a potentially large number of skill domains. Most diagnostic models provide a binary mastery/non-mastery classification for each of the assumed test taker attributes representing these skill domains. Attribute profiles can be used for formative decisions as well as for summative purposes, for example in a multiple cut-off procedure that requires mastery on at least a certain subset of skills. The number of DCMs discussed in the literature and applied to a variety of assessment data has been increasing over the past decades, and their appeal to researchers and practitioners alike continues to grow. These models have been used in English language assessment, international large scale assessments, and for feedback for practice exams in preparation of college admission testing, just to name a few. Nowadays, technology-based assessments provide increasingly rich data on a multitude of skills and allow collection of data with respect to multiple types of behaviors. Diagnostic models can be understood as an ideal match for these types of data collections to provide more in-depth information about test taker skills and behavioral tendencies.

Author : Thomas A. Stetz
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030899257

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Test Bias in Employment Selection Testing by Thomas A. Stetz Pdf

This book provides students with a concise introduction to test bias from a psychometric point-of-view without statistics. It uses easy to understand graphs to explain complex technical approaches to test bias giving readers a highly sought-after knowledge enabling them to be better consumers of tests. Studies performed by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) consistently show that selection is a key competency for Human Resource (HR) professionals. Knowledge of test bias is a key component to effectively and legally performing this highly valued HR function. Unfortunately, test bias is rarely covered in HR classes or is presented in a highly technical manner geared to individuals with strong statistical and mathematical backgrounds. This book, requiring no previous statistical or mathematical knowledge, can be used as a supplemental textbook for any class that deals with selection, staffing, or measurement at the undergraduate or graduate level.

Author : Craig S. Wells
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781108485227

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Assessing Measurement Invariance for Applied Research by Craig S. Wells Pdf

This user-friendly guide illustrates how to assess measurement invariance using computer programs, statistical methods, and real data.

Author : Marie Wiberg,Steven Culpepper,Rianne Janssen,Jorge González,Dylan Molenaar
Publisher : Springer
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-04-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319772493

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Quantitative Psychology by Marie Wiberg,Steven Culpepper,Rianne Janssen,Jorge González,Dylan Molenaar Pdf

This proceedings book highlights the latest research and developments in psychometrics and statistics. Featuring contributions presented at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Psychometric Society (IMPS), organized by the University of Zurich and held in Zurich, Switzerland from July 17 to 21, 2017, its 34 chapters address a diverse range of psychometric topics including item response theory, factor analysis, causal inference, Bayesian statistics, test equating, cognitive diagnostic models and multistage adaptive testing. The IMPS is one of the largest international meetings on quantitative measurement in psychology, education and the social sciences, attracting over 500 participants and 250 paper presentations from around the world every year. This book gathers the contributions of selected presenters, which were subsequently expanded and peer-reviewed.

Author : David Andrich,Ida Marais
Publisher : Springer
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811374968

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A Course in Rasch Measurement Theory by David Andrich,Ida Marais Pdf

This book applies Rasch measurement theory to the fields of education, psychology, sociology, marketing and health outcomes in order to measure various social constructs. The chief focus is on first principles of both the theory and its applications. Because software is readily available to carry out analyses of real data, numerous small examples are provided in the book. The software used in these examples, and which is helpful in working through the text, is RUMM2030 (Rasch unidimensional models for measurement). The book’s main goals are to equip researchers with the confidence they need in order to be in control of the analysis and interpretation of data, and to make professional rather than primarily statistical decisions mechanically. Because statistical principles are necessarily involved, reviews of the requisite statistics are provided in the Appendix. The content is based on courses that have been taught both online and in intensive form for over two decades. Although first principles are emphasised, much of the book is based on research conducted by the two authors and their colleagues.