Examing Gender DIF on a Multiplechoice Test of Mathematics: A Confirmatory Approach

Katherine E. Ryan; Meichu Fan

doi:10.1111/j.1745-3992.1996.tb00574.x

Examing Gender DIF on a Multiplechoice Test of Mathematics: A Confirmatory Approach

Katherine E. Ryan, Meichu Fan

Educational Psychology

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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?.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	15-20
Number of pages	6
Journal	Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice
Volume	15
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-3992.1996.tb00574.x
State	Published - Dec 1996

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