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ERIC Number: EJ1415814
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 34
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1076-9986
EISSN: EISSN-1935-1054
Generalizing beyond the Test: Permutation-Based Profile Analysis for Explaining DIF Using Item Features
Maria Bolsinova; Jesper Tijmstra; Leslie Rutkowski; David Rutkowski
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, v49 n2 p207-240 2024
Profile analysis is one of the main tools for studying whether differential item functioning can be related to specific features of test items. While relevant, profile analysis in its current form has two restrictions that limit its usefulness in practice: It assumes that all test items have equal discrimination parameters, and it does not test whether conclusions about the item-feature effects generalize outside of the considered set of items. This article addresses both of these limitations, by generalizing profile analysis to work under the two-parameter logistic model and by proposing a permutation test that allows for generalizable conclusions about item-feature effects. The developed methods are evaluated in a simulation study and illustrated using Programme for International Student Assessment 2015 Science data.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment
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