ERIC Number: EJ1198340
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 30
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0655
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Using Hierarchical Logistic Regression to Study DIF and DIF Variance in Multilevel Data
Shear, Benjamin R.
Journal of Educational Measurement, v55 n4 p513-542 Win 2018
When contextual features of test-taking environments differentially affect item responding for different test takers and these features vary across test administrations, they may cause differential item functioning (DIF) that varies across test administrations. Because many common DIF detection methods ignore potential DIF variance, this article proposes the use of random coefficient hierarchical logistic regression (RC-HLR) models to test for both uniform DIF and DIF variance simultaneously. A simulation study and real data analysis are used to demonstrate and evaluate the proposed RC-HLR model. Results show the RC-HLR model can detect uniform DIF and DIF variance more accurately than standard logistic regression DIF models in terms of bias and Type I error rates.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B090016