Abstract
This study analyzes and classifies items that display sex-related Differential Item Functioning (DIF) in attitude assessment. It applies the Educational Testing Services (ETS) procedure that is used for classifying DIF items in testing to classify sex-related DIF items in attitude scales. A total of 982 items that measure attitudes from 23 real data sets were used in the analysis. Results showed that sex DIF is common in attitude scales: more than 27% of items showed DIF related to sex, 15% of the items exhibited moderate to large DIF, and the magnitudes of DIF against males and females were not equal.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 129-134 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education