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differential item functioning: a standalone construct

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differentialitem functioning1 CONSTRUCTDifferential itemSWAMINATHAN · PSYCHOMETRICS

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Psychometrics

an item functions differently across groups when test-takers of equal ability but different group membership have unequal chances of success.

In psychometrics, differential item functioning refers to an item functions differently across groups when test-takers of equal ability but different group membership have unequal chances of success. This meaning comes from Swaminathan (1990) in Journal of Educational Measurement.[1]

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References

  1. Swaminathan, H., & Rogers, H. J. (1990). Detecting Differential Item Functioning Using Logistic Regression Procedures. Journal of Educational Measurement, 27(4), 361-370. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-3984.1990.tb00754.x

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