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Differential Item Functioning
Second Edition
- Steven J. Osterlind - University of Missouri - Columbia, USA
- Howard T. Everson - The Center for Advanced Study in Education, City University of New York
Volume:
161
November 2009 | 104 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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.
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About the Authors
Series Editor's Introduction
1. Introduction
2. Description of DIF
3. Statistical Facets of DIF
4. Important Considerations
5. History of Test Bias and DIF
6. Quick-But-Incomplete Methods
7. Mantel-Haenszel Procedure
8. Nonparametic Methods
9. IRT-Based Methods
10. Logistic Regression
11. Specialized DIF Procedures
12. Future Directions
Conclusion
References
Author Index
Subject Index
