MEASURING THE EQUIVALENCE OF ITEM DIFFICULTY IN THE VARIOUS VERSIONS OF AN INTERNATIONAL TEST

Studies in Educational Evaluation

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-86

  Grisay, Aletta ^a   Monseur, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

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EID: 33846920139     PISSN: 0191491X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.stueduc.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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