Differential Item Functioning

Author : Steven J. Osterlind
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1483389413
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Differential Item Functioning written by Steven J. Osterlind and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2009-09-30 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition presents an up-to-date description of differential item functioning. It describes varying procedures for addressing DIF in practical testing contexts. The authors present useful examples and studies of DIF that readers may employ as a guide in their own work. They also cover major statistical packages that can be employed in DIF analysis (e.g., SPSS, SAS, M+, Minitab, and Systat). This text is ideal for the measurement professional or advanced student who deals with educational or psychological assessment.

Author : Paul W. Holland
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136601929
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Differential Item Functioning written by Paul W. Holland and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-08-06 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Test fairness is a moral imperative for both the makers and the users of tests. This book focuses on methods for detecting test items that function differently for different groups of examinees and on using this information to improve tests. Of interest to all testing and measurement specialists, it examines modern techniques used routinely to insure test fairness. Three of these relevant to the book's contents are: * detailed reviews of test items by subject matter experts and members of the major subgroups in society (gender, ethnic, and linguistic) that will be represented in the examinee population * comparisons of the predictive validity of the test done separately for each one of the major subgroups of examinees * extensive statistical analyses of the relative performance of major subgroups of examinees on individual test items.

Author : Alex C. Michalos
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9789400707528
Total Pages : 7347 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research written by Alex C. Michalos and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-02-12 with total page 7347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this encyclopedia is to provide a comprehensive reference work on scientific and other scholarly research on the quality of life, including health-related quality of life research or also called patient-reported outcomes research. Since the 1960s two overlapping but fairly distinct research communities and traditions have developed concerning ideas about the quality of life, individually and collectively, one with a fairly narrow focus on health-related issues and one with a quite broad focus. In many ways, the central issues of these fields have roots extending to the observations and speculations of ancient philosophers, creating a continuous exploration by diverse explorers in diverse historic and cultural circumstances over several centuries of the qualities of human existence. What we have not had so far is a single, multidimensional reference work connecting the most salient and important contributions to the relevant fields. Entries are organized alphabetically and cover basic concepts, relatively well established facts, lawlike and causal relations, theories, methods, standardized tests, biographic entries on significant figures, organizational profiles, indicators and indexes of qualities of individuals and of communities of diverse sizes, including rural areas, towns, cities, counties, provinces, states, regions, countries and groups of countries.

Author : Paul W. Holland
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136601910
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Differential Item Functioning written by Paul W. Holland and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-08-06 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Test fairness is a moral imperative for both the makers and the users of tests. This book focuses on methods for detecting test items that function differently for different groups of examinees and on using this information to improve tests. Of interest to all testing and measurement specialists, it examines modern techniques used routinely to insure test fairness. Three of these relevant to the book's contents are: * detailed reviews of test items by subject matter experts and members of the major subgroups in society (gender, ethnic, and linguistic) that will be represented in the examinee population * comparisons of the predictive validity of the test done separately for each one of the major subgroups of examinees * extensive statistical analyses of the relative performance of major subgroups of examinees on individual test items.

Author : Fritz Drasgow
Publisher : Pfeiffer
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Measuring and Analyzing Behavior in Organizations written by Fritz Drasgow and published by Pfeiffer. This book was released on 2002 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title brings together advances in measurement and data analysis and discusses the range of problems that can be addressed with these approaches. It examines most important areas of measurement, applied statistics, research methods, and data analysis.

Author : Thomas A. Stetz
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303089925X
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Test Bias in Employment Selection Testing written by Thomas A. Stetz and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-28 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides students with a concise introduction to test bias from a psychometric point-of-view without statistics. It uses easy to understand graphs to explain complex technical approaches to test bias giving readers a highly sought-after knowledge enabling them to be better consumers of tests. Studies performed by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) consistently show that selection is a key competency for Human Resource (HR) professionals. Knowledge of test bias is a key component to effectively and legally performing this highly valued HR function. Unfortunately, test bias is rarely covered in HR classes or is presented in a highly technical manner geared to individuals with strong statistical and mathematical backgrounds. This book, requiring no previous statistical or mathematical knowledge, can be used as a supplemental textbook for any class that deals with selection, staffing, or measurement at the undergraduate or graduate level.

Author : Craig S. Wells
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108485227
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Assessing Measurement Invariance for Applied Research written by Craig S. Wells and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-03 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This user-friendly guide illustrates how to assess measurement invariance using computer programs, statistical methods, and real data.

Author : Vahid Aryadoust
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351741225
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantitative Data Analysis for Language Assessment Volume I written by Vahid Aryadoust and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-27 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quantitative Data Analysis for Language Assessment Volume I: Fundamental Techniques is a resource book that presents the most fundamental techniques of quantitative data analysis in the field of language assessment. Each chapter provides an accessible explanation of the selected technique, a review of language assessment studies that have used the technique, and finally, an example of an authentic study that uses the technique. Readers also get a taste of how to apply each technique through the help of supplementary online resources that include sample data sets and guided instructions. Language assessment students, test designers, and researchers should find this a unique reference as it consolidates theory and application of quantitative data analysis in language assessment.

Author : Tenko Raykov
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781597182669
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Course in Item Response Theory and Modeling with Stata written by Tenko Raykov and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past several decades, item response theory (IRT) and item response modeling (IRM) have become increasingly popular in the behavioral, educational, social, business, marketing, clinical, and health sciences. In this book, Raykov and Marcoulides begin with a nontraditional approach to IRT and IRM that is based on their connections to classical test theory, (nonlinear) factor analysis, generalized linear modeling, and logistic regression. Application-oriented discussions follow next. These cover the one-, two-, and three-parameter logistic models, polytomous item response models (with nominal or ordinal items), item and test information functions, instrument construction and development, hybrid models, differential item functioning, and an introduction to multidimensional IRT and IRM. The pertinent analytic and modeling capabilities of Stata are thoroughly discussed, highlighted, and illustrated on empirical examples from behavioral and social research.

Author : Suzanne Lane
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136242570
Total Pages : 676 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Test Development written by Suzanne Lane and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-08 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of the Handbook of Test Development provides graduate students and professionals with an up-to-date, research-oriented guide to the latest developments in the field. Including thirty-two chapters by well-known scholars and practitioners, it is divided into five sections, covering the foundations of test development, content definition, item development, test design and form assembly, and the processes of test administration, documentation, and evaluation. Keenly aware of developments in the field since the publication of the first edition, including changes in technology, the evolution of psychometric theory, and the increased demands for effective tests via educational policy, the editors of this edition include new chapters on assessing noncognitive skills, measuring growth and learning progressions, automated item generation and test assembly, and computerized scoring of constructed responses. The volume also includes expanded coverage of performance testing, validity, fairness, and numerous other topics. Edited by Suzanne Lane, Mark R. Raymond, and Thomas M. Haladyna, The Handbook of Test Development, 2nd edition, is based on the revised Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, and is appropriate for graduate courses and seminars that deal with test development and usage, professional testing services and credentialing agencies, state and local boards of education, and academic libraries serving these groups.