The Validity Of Administering Bilingual Mathematics Test Among Malaysian Bilingual Students Using Differential Item Functioning (Dif)
Language dissimilarity is a liability in translated tests which can result in construct non-equivalence as the construct under measure in one test cannot be generalised to the construct of another test in a different language. This study examines the validity of using bilingual test booklet to as...
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| description | Language dissimilarity is a liability in translated tests which can result in
construct non-equivalence as the construct under measure in one test cannot be
generalised to the construct of another test in a different language. This study examines
the validity of using bilingual test booklet to assess Form Two Malaysian students’
mathematical achievement. The equivalence of the two test booklets were inspected using
differential item functioning methodology. The sample consists of 4,768 Form Two
students from 34 schools in two states in Malaysia. The instruments used were bilingual
mathematics test (English and Malay languages) and English-only mathematics test. Both
tests contain the same 40 multiple-choice items where 20 are word-problem and another
20 are computation items that were obtained from 1999 and 2003 TIMSS released items.
Random group design with spiral administration was employed. Differential Item
Functioning (DIF) analyses performed were based on the Mantel Haenszel method,
Multidimensional model and IRT 1-PL model. Only one common DIF item was flagged
which made up 2.5% of the test items. Therefore, the two test booklets are equivalent.
Test validity was not compromised with the use of the bilingual test. This study has
important implication on Mathematics test item writers who need to remove language
redundancy when developing test items and constructing tests. |
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| spelling | usm-347302017-05-30T06:12:46Z http://eprints.usm.my/34730/ The Validity Of Administering Bilingual Mathematics Test Among Malaysian Bilingual Students Using Differential Item Functioning (Dif) Suppiah Shanmugam, S. Kanageswari Ong , Saw Lan LB2300 Higher Education Language dissimilarity is a liability in translated tests which can result in construct non-equivalence as the construct under measure in one test cannot be generalised to the construct of another test in a different language. This study examines the validity of using bilingual test booklet to assess Form Two Malaysian students’ mathematical achievement. The equivalence of the two test booklets were inspected using differential item functioning methodology. The sample consists of 4,768 Form Two students from 34 schools in two states in Malaysia. The instruments used were bilingual mathematics test (English and Malay languages) and English-only mathematics test. Both tests contain the same 40 multiple-choice items where 20 are word-problem and another 20 are computation items that were obtained from 1999 and 2003 TIMSS released items. Random group design with spiral administration was employed. Differential Item Functioning (DIF) analyses performed were based on the Mantel Haenszel method, Multidimensional model and IRT 1-PL model. Only one common DIF item was flagged which made up 2.5% of the test items. Therefore, the two test booklets are equivalent. Test validity was not compromised with the use of the bilingual test. This study has important implication on Mathematics test item writers who need to remove language redundancy when developing test items and constructing tests. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/34730/1/Art_1%281-18%29.pdf Suppiah Shanmugam, S. Kanageswari and Ong , Saw Lan (2014) The Validity Of Administering Bilingual Mathematics Test Among Malaysian Bilingual Students Using Differential Item Functioning (Dif). The Asia Pacific Journal of Educators and Education (formerly known as Journal of Educators and Education), 29 (1). pp. 1-18. ISSN 2289-9057 http://apjee.usm.my/APJEE_29_2014/Art%201(1-18).pdf |
| spellingShingle | LB2300 Higher Education Suppiah Shanmugam, S. Kanageswari Ong , Saw Lan The Validity Of Administering Bilingual Mathematics Test Among Malaysian Bilingual Students Using Differential Item Functioning (Dif) |
| title | The Validity Of Administering Bilingual
Mathematics Test Among Malaysian Bilingual
Students Using Differential Item
Functioning (Dif) |
| title_full | The Validity Of Administering Bilingual
Mathematics Test Among Malaysian Bilingual
Students Using Differential Item
Functioning (Dif) |
| title_fullStr | The Validity Of Administering Bilingual
Mathematics Test Among Malaysian Bilingual
Students Using Differential Item
Functioning (Dif) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Validity Of Administering Bilingual
Mathematics Test Among Malaysian Bilingual
Students Using Differential Item
Functioning (Dif) |
| title_short | The Validity Of Administering Bilingual
Mathematics Test Among Malaysian Bilingual
Students Using Differential Item
Functioning (Dif) |
| title_sort | validity of administering bilingual
mathematics test among malaysian bilingual
students using differential item
functioning (dif) |
| topic | LB2300 Higher Education |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/34730/ http://eprints.usm.my/34730/ http://eprints.usm.my/34730/1/Art_1%281-18%29.pdf |