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Allalouf, Avi – Applied Measurement in Education, 2003
Studied whether differential item functioning (DIF) in translated verbal items could be reduced or eliminated by revising these items. Results for six sections of an Israeli college admission test translated from Hebrew to Russian show that revisions can reduce DIF considerably. Discusses costs of the revision process. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Costs, Foreign Countries, Hebrew

Sireci, Stephen G.; Berberoglu, Giray – Applied Measurement in Education, 2000
Studied a method for investigating the equivalence of translated-adapted items using bilingual test takers through item response theory. Results from an English-Turkish course evaluation form completed by 688 Turkish students indicate that the methodology is effective in flagging items that function differentially across languages and informing…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, College Students, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education