Assessing Differential Item Functioning of the Children’s Hope Scale (CHS)

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Abstract

Differential Item Functioning is a common measurement issue that plagues measurement scales, rendering results from such scales biased as it yields an unfair advantage to a group of test takers. This study conducts DIF and DTF analyses on the CHS across gender and race. Results indicate consistency across both groups.

Authors

• Latif Kadir, The Ohio State University

• Desmond Atitsogbey, The Ohio State University

• Jerry Bean, The Ohio State University