ERIC Number: EJ762068
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1644
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Assessing Gender-Related Differential Item Functioning and Predictive Validity with the Institutional Integration Scale
Baker, Becca A.; Caison, Amy L.; Meade, Adam W.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v67 n3 p545-559 2007
This study examined the gender-related differential predictive validity of five subscales of the Institutional Integration Scale (IIS) with regard to college student withdrawal. Differential functioning of the IIS across genders was assessed using an item response theory (IRT)-based framework of differential item and test functioning. The results confirmed the absence of differential functioning and supported the predictive validity of two of the five subscales for student withdrawal. IRT analyses revealed that a number of the items did not adequately reflect the construct and should be revised or removed from the measure. A discussion of these results and the implications for higher education institutions focused on preventing student withdrawal are presented. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Predictive Validity, Item Response Theory, Gender Differences, Test Bias, College Freshmen, Withdrawal (Education), Psychometrics, Racial Differences, Student Characteristics
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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