Reading comprehension test fairness across gender and mode of learning: insights from IRT-based differential item functioning analysis

Abstract Given the significance of the test fairness, this study aimed to investigate a reading comprehension test for evidence of differential item functioning (DIF) based on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ gender and their mode of learning (conventional vs. distance learning). To thi...

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Main Authors: Elahe Moradi, Zargham Ghabanchi, Reza Pishghadam
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: SpringerOpen 2022-09-01
Colecção:Language Testing in Asia
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Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40468-022-00192-3