Are medical school preclinical tests biased for sex and race? A differential item functioning analysis

Abstract Background A common practice in assessment development, fundamental for fairness and consequently the validity of test score interpretations and uses, is to ascertain whether test items function equally across test-taker groups. Accordingly, we conducted differential item functioning (DIF)...

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Main Authors: Esther Dasari Dale, Mohammed A. A. Abulela, Hao Jia, Claudio Violato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06540-6
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