An Anthropologist among the Psychometricians: Assessment Events, Ethnography, and Differential Item Functioning in the Mongolian Gobi

Autor/inn/en	Maddox, Bryan; Zumbo, Bruno D.; Tay-Lim, Brenda; Qu, Demin
Titel	An Anthropologist among the Psychometricians: Assessment Events, Ethnography, and Differential Item Functioning in the Mongolian Gobi
Quelle	In: International Journal of Testing, 15 (2015) 4, S.291-309 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1530-5058
DOI	10.1080/15305058.2015.1017103
Schlagwörter	Anthropology; Psychometrics; Ethnography; Adult Literacy; Test Items; Foreign Countries; Cross Cultural Studies; Interdisciplinary Approach; Cooperation; International Organizations; Standardized Tests; Item Analysis; Numeracy; Mongolia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anthropologie; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Ethnografie; Test content; Testaufgabe; Ausland; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Co-operation; Kooperation; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Itemanalyse; Rechenkompetenz; Mongolei
Abstract	This article explores the potential for ethnographic observations to inform the analysis of test item performance. In 2010, a standardized, large-scale adult literacy assessment took place in Mongolia as part of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Literacy Assessment and Monitoring Programme (LAMP). In a novel form of interdisciplinary collaboration, an ethnographer worked closely with psychometric researchers to investigate the sources and explanations of differential item functioning and test item performance. The research involved detailed ethnographic observations of literacy assessment events. The results illustrate the potential for ethnography to provide insights into testing situations, group and test item performance, and to combine with psychometric analysis in cross-cultural assessment. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01