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Item Difficulty of Four Verbal Item Types and an Index of Differential Functioning for Black and White Examinees.

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Freedle, Roy; Kostin, Irene – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1990

The importance of item difficulty (equated delta) was explored as a predictor of differential item functioning of Black versus White examinees for 4 verbal item types using 13 Graduate Record Examination forms and 11 Scholastic Aptitude Test forms. Several significant racial differences were found. (TJH)

Descriptors: Black Students, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing

Summary of Research on Restructuring the Graduate Record Examinations Aptitude Test.

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Wild, Cheryl L. – 1979

Three sections of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Aptitude Test were reviewed before the introduction of the restructured test in October, 1977: research on (1) the GRE-Verbal section; (2) the GRE-Quantitative section; and (3) a planned third section, measuring analytical thinking skills. Research in all three areas focused on test…

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Processes, College Entrance Examinations