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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2025-01-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Education |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06540-6 |
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