Identifying differential performance in general chemistry: Differential item functioning analysis of acs general chemistry trial tests

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 846-853

  Kendhammer, Lisa ^a   Holme, Thomas ^b   Murphy, Kristen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical Education Research; First Year Undergraduate General; Testing Assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880033434     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: 19381328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed4000298     Document Type: Article

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