Evaluation of an English reading test based on two methods for detecting differential item functioning
This study examines the presence of gender-based differential item functioning on a reading comprehension test in English administered to 171 French-speaking university students. Two non-parametric methods are used : the Mantel-Haenszel test and the logistic regression model. On a total of 64 items, two items are identified by the Mantel-Haenszel test, whereas five additional items are identified by logistic regression. This low number of items suggests reasonable fairness for the test, but the discrepancies observed stress the need for further analyses to clarify the status of those items.