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A Monte Carlo assessment of estimation in utility analysis
Ph.D.Nambury S. Raj
Analysis of differential item functioning in translated assessment instruments
The usefulness of three IRT-based methods and the
Mantel-Haenszel technique in evaluating the measurement
equivalence of translated assessment instruments
was investigated. A 15-item numerical test and an 18-item reasoning test that were originally developed in
English and then translated to French were used. The
analyses were based on four groups, each containing
1,000 examinees. Two groups of English-speaking examinees
were administered the English version of the
tests; the other two were French-speaking examinees
who were administered the French version of the tests.
The percent of items identified with significant differential
item functioning (DIF) in this study was similar
to findings in previous large-sample studies. The four
DIF methods showed substantial consistency in identifying
items with significant DIF when replicated. Suggestions
for future research are provided. Index
terms: area measures, differential item functioning,
item response theory, language translations, Lord’s X²,
Mantel-Haenszel procedure