ArticlePsychometrika2017
Monitoring Countries in a Changing World: A New Look at DIF in International Surveys.
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- Differential Item Functioning Analyses of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) Measures: Methods, Challenges, Advances, and Future Directions.Psychometrika · 2021Article
- Exploratory data structure comparisons: three new visual tools based on principal component analysis.Journal of applied statistics · 2021Article
- Dynamic estimation in the extended marginal Rasch model with an application to mathematical computer-adaptive practice.The British journal of mathematical and statistical psychology · 2020Article
- Reanalysis of the German PISA Data: A Comparison of Different Approaches for Trend Estimation With a Particular Emphasis on Mode Effects.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
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Abstract
This paper discusses the issue of differential item functioning (DIF) in international surveys. DIF is likely to occur in international surveys. What is needed is a statistical approach that takes DIF into account, while at the same time allowing for meaningful comparisons between countries. Some existing approaches are discussed and an alternative is provided. The core of this alternative approach is to define the construct as a large set of items, and to report in terms of summary statistics. Since the data are incomplete, measurement models are used to complete the incomplete data. For that purpose, different models can be used across countries. The method is illustrated with PISA's reading literacy data. The results indicate that this approach fits the data better than the current PISA methodology; however, the league tables are nearly identical. The implications for monitoring changes over time are discussed.
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