Test Item Bias
- Steven J. Osterlind - University of Missouri - Columbia, USA
Volume:
30
Other Titles in:
Test & Measurement
Test & Measurement
88 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
A unique, practical manual for identifying and analyzing item bias in standardized tests. Osterlind discusses five strategies for detecting bias: analysis of variance, transformed item difficulties, chi square, item characteristic curve, and distractor response. He covers specific hypotheses under test for each technique, as well as the capabilities and limitations of each strategy.