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ERIC Number: EJ419342
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0655
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Item Difficulty of Four Verbal Item Types and an Index of Differential Functioning for Black and White Examinees.
Freedle, Roy; Kostin, Irene
Journal of Educational Measurement, v27 n4 p329-43 Win 1990
The importance of item difficulty (equated delta) was explored as a predictor of differential item functioning of Black versus White examinees for 4 verbal item types using 13 Graduate Record Examination forms and 11 Scholastic Aptitude Test forms. Several significant racial differences were found. (TJH)
Descriptors: Black Students, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing, Difficulty Level, Higher Education, Item Bias, Predictor Variables, Racial Differences, Test Items, Verbal Tests, White Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Graduate Record Examinations; SAT (College Admission Test)
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