Test fairness: A DIF analysis of an L2 vocabulary test

Language Testing

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 323-340

  Takala, Sauli ^a   Kaftandjieva, Felianka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

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EID: 84990316970     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026553220001700303     Document Type: Article

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