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ERIC Number: EJ520979
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0191-491X
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Differential Item Functioning (DIF) Analysis of Computation, Word Problem and Geometry Questions across Gender and SES Groups.
Berberoglu, Giray
Studies in Educational Evaluation, v21 n4 p439-56 1995
Item characteristic curves were compared across gender and socioeconomic status (SES) groups for the university entrance mathematics examination in Turkey to see if any group had an advantage in solving computation, word-problem, or geometry questions. Differential item functioning was found, and patterns are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Computation, Foreign Countries, Geometry, High School Students, High Schools, Higher Education, Item Bias, Problem Solving, Sex Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Test Items, Word Problems (Mathematics)
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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