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ERIC Number: EJ675682
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-1529-7713
Understanding Rasch Measurement: Rasch Techniques for Detecting Bias in Performance Assessments: An Example Comparing the Performance of Native and Non-native Speakers on a Test of Academic English.
Elder, Catherine; McNamara, Tim; Congdon, Peter
Journal of Applied Measurement, v4 n2 p181-97 2003
Used Rasch analytic procedures to study item bias or differential item functioning in both dichotomous and scalar items on a test of English for academic purposes. Results for 139 college students on a pilot English language test model the approach and illustrate the measurement challenges posed by a diagnostic instrument to measure English language achievement. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Diagnostic Tests, English, Higher Education, Item Response Theory, Language Proficiency, Native Speakers, Performance Based Assessment, Test Bias
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Rasch Model