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Examing Gender DIF on a Multiplechoice Test of Mathematics: A Confirmatory Approach
Author(s) -
Ryan Katherine E.,
Fan Meichu
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
educational measurement: issues and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.158
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1745-3992
pISSN - 0731-1745
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-3992.1996.tb00574.x
Subject(s) - test (biology) , curse of dimensionality , statistics , yield (engineering) , psychology , mathematics , mathematics education , biology , paleontology , materials science , metallurgy
Do eighth‐grade males and females display the same DIF patterns as older examinees? Are the patterns the same for different content areas in mathematics? Does a DIF test for essential dimensionality yield expected results?