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Item Bias in Mathematics Achievement: The Progressive Achievement Tests for Mathematics.
Shermis, Mark D.; St. George, Ross – 1990
This study examined differential item performance in the Progressive Achievement Tests for Mathematics (PAT Math) by both Pakeha (reference--majority) and Maori (focal--minority) students in New Zealand using both Item Response Theory (IRT) and non-IRT techniques. The PAT Math, a 50-item standardized test used in part to guide within class and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries