Detection of Gender-Biased Items in the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
This study investigated possible gender bias on a vocabulary test, using a method suggested by Andrich and Hagquist to detect “real” differential item functioning (DIF). A total of 443 adult ESL learners completed all 228 items of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT-IV). Th...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Languages |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/4/2/27 |