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Differential Item Functioning: Performance by Sex on Reading Comprehension Tests.

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Gafni, Naomi – 1991

Items in the verbal (Hebrew and English) sections of the Psychometric Entrance Test (PET) administered for university admission in Israel were studied for differential item functioning (DIF) between the sexes. Analyses were conducted for 4,354 males and 4,901 females taking Form 3 of the PET in April 1984, and 3,786 males and 3,815 females taking…

Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Testing, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

A Cross-Cultural Test of the Situational Bias Hypothesis: The Israeli Scene.

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Zeidner, Moshe – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1985

Two experiments were conducted in Israeli elementary schools to test the assumption that disadvantaged students perform poorly on ability tests because of situational factors related to the testing process. Testing atmosphere and examiner status were examined with respect to verbal and nonverbal ability and intelligence. The assumption was not…

Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Testing, Disadvantaged Youth, Examiners