Differential Item Functioning Related to Age in the Reading Subtest of the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults

Differential item functioning (DIF) occurs when items in a measure perform in ways that are different for members of a target group when the different performance is not related to the individual’s overall ability to be assessed. DIF may arise for a number of reasons but is often evaluated in order...

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Main Authors: Raymond L. Ownby, Drenna Waldrop-Valverde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Aging Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/654589
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