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An investigation of DIF mechanisms in the context of differential testlet effects
Authors:Insu Paek  Hirotaka Fukuhara
Institution:1. Educational Psychology & Learning System, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA;2. Pearson, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Abstract:This study investigated differential item functioning (DIF) mechanisms in the context of differential testlet effects across subgroups. Specifically, we investigated DIF manifestations when the stochastic ordering assumption on the nuisance dimension in a testlet does not hold. DIF hypotheses were formulated analytically using a parametric marginal item response function approach and compared with empirical DIF results from a unidimensional item response theory approach. The comparisons were made in terms of type of DIF (uniform or non‐uniform) and direction (whether the focal or reference group was advantaged). In general, the DIF hypotheses were supported by the empirical results, showing the usefulness of the parametric approach in explaining DIF mechanisms. Both analytical predictions of DIF and the empirical results provide insights into conditions where a particular type of DIF becomes dominant in a specific DIF direction, which is useful for the study of DIF causes.
Keywords:potential for DIF  testlet effect  DIF  DIF mechanism  multidimensionality and DIF
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