Differential Item Functioning by Gender on a Large-Scale Science Performance Assessment [electronic resource] : A Comparison across Grade Levels / Nancy Holweger and Grace Taylor.

The fifth-grade and eighth-grade science items on a state performance assessment were compared for differential item functioning (DIF) due to gender. The grade 5 sample consisted of 8,539 females and 8,029 males and the grade 8 sample consisted of 7,477 females and 7,891 males. A total of 30 fifth g...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Holweger, Nancy
Other Authors:	Taylor, Grace
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1998.
Subjects:	Elementary Education. Elementary School Students. Grade 5. Grade 8. Item Bias. Junior High School Students. Performance Based Assessment. Performance Factors. Science Tests. Sex Differences. State Programs. Testing Programs.