Investigating Gender and Major DIF in the Iranian National University Entrance Exam Using Multiple-Indicators Multiple-Causes Structural Equation Modelling

The generalizability aspect of Construct validity, as proposed by Messick (1989), requires that a test measures the same trait across different samples from the same population. Differential Item functioning (DIF) analysis is a key component in the fairness evaluation of educational tests. Universit...

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Main Authors: Hamdollah Ravand, Gholamreza Rohani, Tahereh Firoozi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Allameh Tabataba'i University Press 2019-06-01
Series:Issues in Language Teaching
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Online Access:https://ilt.atu.ac.ir/article_10839_e607a42fb4821211777af9f866475cd3.pdf