Assessment of Differential Statement Functioning in Ipsative Tests With Multidimensional Forced-Choice Items.

ABSTRACT: Ipsative tests with multidimensional forced-choice (MFC) items have been widely used to assess career interest, values, and personality to prevent response biases. Recently, there has been a surge of interest in developing item response theory models for MFC items. In reality, a statement in an MFC item may have different utilities for different groups, which is referred to as differential statement functioning (DSF). However, few studies have been investigated methods for detecting DSF owing to the challenges related to the features of ipsative tests. In this study, three methods were adapted for DSF assessment in MFC items: equal-mean-utility (EMU), all-other-statement (AOS), and constant-statement (CS). Simulation studies were conducted to evaluate the recovery of parameters and the per

SUBMITTER: Qiu XL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7876635 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature