Detecting Differential Item Functioning Across Different Age Groups on the Turkish Receptive Language Test for Children
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2012
Keywords
differential item functioning, age differences, Turkish Receptive Language Test for Children, item response theory
Abstract
This study investigated the use of differential item functioning (DIF) methods for examining the measurement invariance of items in the Turkish Receptive Language Test for children. Two groups of children differing in age were compared. DIF analyses were conducted using Lord’s chi-square test, the likelihood ratio test, and the differential functioning of items and tests (DFIT) method. Overall, 5 out of 38 items were consistently identified as having DIF by the various parametric DIF detection methods. Because the directions of DIF varied across items, the net effect of DIF at the scale level was small, as indicated by comparisons of test characteristic curves, as well as item response theory based effect size statistics, which showed that the observed mean differences across age groups were due mainly to impact. Potential explanations for the consistencies and variations in items detected across DIF methods, as well statistical versus practical significance of DIF results are discussed.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
The International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment, v. 12, issue 1, p. 81-94
Scholar Commons Citation
Korkmaz, H. Tugbua Erol; Stark, Steve; Berument, Sibel Kazak; and Guven, Ayse Gul, "Detecting Differential Item Functioning Across Different Age Groups on the Turkish Receptive Language Test for Children" (2012). Psychology Faculty Publications. 1948.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/1948
