Identifying the Causes of DIF in Translated Verbal Items.

Allalouf, Avi; Hambleton, Ronald K.; Sireci, Stephen G.

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Publication Date: 1999

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Identifying the Causes of DIF in Translated Verbal Items.

Allalouf, Avi; Hambleton, Ronald K.; Sireci, Stephen G.

Journal of Educational Measurement, v36 n3 p185-98 Fall 1999

Focused on whether differential item functioning (DIF) is related to item type in translated test items and the causes of DIF using data from an Israeli college entrance test in Hebrew and a Russian translation. Results from 24,304 college applicants indicate that 34% of items functioned differently across items. (SLD)

Descriptors: College Applicants, College Entrance Examinations, Foreign Countries, Hebrew, Higher Education, Item Bias, Russian, Test Format, Test Items, Translation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Israel

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