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PDF pending restorationLawrence, Ida M.; And Others – 1995
This research summarizes differential item functioning (DIF) results for student produced response (SPR) items, a nonmultiple-choice mathematical item type in the Scholastic Aptitude Test I (SAT I). DIF data from 4 field trial pretest administrations (620 SPR items) and 10 final forms (100 SPR items with samples ranging from about 58,000 to over…
Descriptors: Black Students, Comparative Analysis, Item Bias, Mathematics Tests
Peer reviewedHarris, Abigail M.; Carlton, Sydell T. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1993
Differential item functioning on 6 forms of the Scholastic Aptitude Test was examined for 181,228 male and 198,668 female students focusing on the points tested, the test format, and subject matter in which items are embedded. Implications of the identifiable differences are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis, Females, High School Students
Download full textCruise, Pamela I.; Kimmel, Ernest W. – 1990
Beginning in 1972, the average Scholastic Aptitude Test Verbal (SAT-V) score for men has been higher than that for women. This study created a detailed history of the content of SAT-V sections over the last two and a half decades and examined the changes of test content and trends over time in the balance of references to and representations of…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Educational Trends, Females, High School Students
