Differential item functioning

Differential item functioning

Differential item functioning (DIF) occurs when people from different groups (commonly gender or ethnicity) with the same latent trait (ability/skill) have a different probability of giving a certain response on a questionnaire or test.[1] DIF analysis provides an indication of unexpected behavior by item on a test. An item does not display DIF if people from different groups have a different probability to give a certain response; it displays DIF if people from different groups of same underlying true ability have a different probability to give a certain response. More precisely, an item displays DIF when the difficulty level (b), the discrimination (a) or the lower asymptotes (c) – estimated by item response theory (IRT) – of an item differs across groups. Thus, when one or more item parameters differ across groups, an item displays DIF.

The Mantel–Haenszel and logistic regression procedures are the most widely used methods to investigate DIF. Zumbo (2007)[2] offers a review of various DIF detection methods and strategies.

References

  1. ^ Embretson,S.E., Reise,S.P. (2000). Item Response Theory for Psychologists.
  2. ^ Zumbo, B.D. (2007). Three generations of differential item functioning (DIF) analyses: Considering where it has been, where it is now, and where it is going. Language Assessment Quarterly, vol. 4, pp. 223–233. [1]



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