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ERIC Number: EJ594131
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-1191-162X
Differential Item Functioning on the Alberta Education Social Studies 30 Diploma Examination.
Gierl, Mark J.
Canadian Social Studies, v33 n2 p54-58 Win 1999
Examines the effects of differential item functioning (DIF) between males and females on the June 1996 administration of the Alberta Education Social Studies 30 Diploma Examination. Reveals that the majority of the multiple-choice items did not display DIF when males and females were compared, and only one item was associated with bias. (CMK)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Item Bias, Multiple Choice Tests, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada; Differential Item Functioning