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Differential Distractor Functioning

Differential Distractor Functioning is a psychometric phenomenon in which examinees from different demographic groups with the same underlying ability level exhibit systematically different selection patterns among incorrect multiple-choice response options, indicating potential item bias.

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DIF DETECTION AND DESCRIPTION: MANTEL‐HAENSZEL AND STANDARDIZATION1,2

Neil J. Dorans, Paul W. Holland · ETS Research Report Series · 1992 · 363 citations · Full text

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Differential Item Functioning for Minority Examinees on the SAT

Alieia P. Sehmitt, Nell J. Dorans · Journal of Educational Measurement · 1990 · 115 citations

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The Standardization Approach to Assessing Comprehensive Differential Item Functioning

Neil J. Dorans, Alicia P. Schmitt, Carole A. Bleistein · Journal of Educational Measurement · 1992 · 85 citations

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A comparison of video- and audio-mediated listening tests with many-facet Rasch modeling and differential distractor functioning

Aaron Olaf Batty · Language Testing · 2014 · 82 citations

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Type of items and the magnitude of gender differences on the Mental Rotations Test.

Daniel Voyer, Junjie Hou · Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology/Revue canadienne de psychologie expérimentale · 2006 · 76 citations

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Authors

72

  1. NJ
    Neil J. Dorans

    Educational Testing Service, United States

    3 publications · 460 citations

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  2. RD
    Randall D. Penfield

    University of Miami, United States

    2 publications · 66 citations

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  3. AP
    Alicia P. Schmitt

    Educational Testing Service, United States

    2 publications · 97 citations

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  4. MC
    Michael C. Rodriguez

    University of Minnesota, United States

    2 publications · 51 citations

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  5. YS
    Youngsuk Suh

    Yeungnam University, South Korea

    2 publications · 36 citations

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Institutions

55

  1. Educational Testing Service

    Princeton, United States

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    281 citations

  3. Measurement Specialties (Germany)

    Dortmund, Germany

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    485 citations

  4. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    70 citations

  5. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    485 citations

  6. University of Minnesota System

    Minneapolis, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    89 citations

  7. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    36 citations

  8. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    51 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Educational Measurement

    5 publications · 318 citations

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  2. ETS Research Report Series

    3 publications · 400 citations

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  3. Language Testing

    2 publications · 123 citations

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  4. Applied Measurement in Education

    2 publications · 45 citations

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  5. Educational Measurement Issues and Practice

    EM · 1 publications · 18 citations

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