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The Influence of Person and Item Characteristics on the Detection of Item Insensitivity

Young, Candice Marie
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1302138491

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2011, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Psychology-Industrial/Organizational.
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of item characteristics (e.g., readability, item difficulty, and item type) and person characteristics (e.g., ethnic identity, cognitive ability, sensitivity to stigmatization and test perceptions) on the perception of item insensitivity. In this study, an item was considered “insensitive” when it contained construct-irrelevant information that created a distraction for a particular group of test takers (e.g., African Americans). To date, no study has focused on how the characteristics of both the test item and the sensitivity reviewer can influence ratings of insensitivity. The goal of the current study was to fill the void in testing literature and practice. The model outlined in the current paper was tested with a multilevel modeling or “nested” data approach. The results of this study indicated that reviewers’ insensitivity ratings are influenced by both item characteristics (e.g., readability, item difficulty, item type) and person characteristics (e.g., sensitivity to stigmatization, fairness perceptions, cognitive ability, gender, etc.). Exploratory analyses revealed that test performance was also found to have a significant impact on ratings.
Dennis Doverspike, Dr. (Advisor)
Rosalie Hall, Dr. (Committee Member)
Joelle Elicker, Dr. (Committee Member)
Andrea Snell, Dr. (Committee Member)
James Rogers, Dr. (Committee Member)
293 p.
Psychology
sensitivity reviews; item insensitivity, item difficulty; subgroup differences

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  • Young, C. M. (2011). The Influence of Person and Item Characteristics on the Detection of Item Insensitivity [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1302138491

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Young, Candice. The Influence of Person and Item Characteristics on the Detection of Item Insensitivity. 2011. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1302138491.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Young, Candice. "The Influence of Person and Item Characteristics on the Detection of Item Insensitivity." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1302138491

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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