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Peer reviewedAllalouf, Avi; Hambleton, Ronald K.; Sireci, Stephen G. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 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
