ISSN 2394-5125
 
2021, Vol: 8, Issue: 1
8/1Current Issue Online First Archive Aims and Scope Abstracting & Indexing Most Accessed Articles Most Downloaded Articles Most Cited Articles
Required files to be uploaded

Copyright

Research Article 


ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING TO DETECT GENDER BIASED ITEMS IN ECONOMICS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS IN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

Francis Elochukwu Ikeh, Catherine C Ene, Blessing Ojobo, Mercy Ifunanya Ani, Clementina Ifeoma Metu. Felicia Chinyere Ugwu, Olaniyi Owolawi, Victoria Olasoji Omosowon, Basil C Oguguo, Jude Ifesinachi Ezugwu, Janehilda Oluchi Agugoesi.

Abstract
The study examined the application of Differential Item Functioning (DIF) in detecting gender biased items in
Economics multiple choice questions in senior school certificate examination. Causal comparative or Ex-post factor
research design was used for the study. The population for the study comprised 2,985 Senior Secondary School
Three (SS3) Economics students in Nsukka education zone of Enugu State. Sample size of 339 SS3 Economics
students was used for the study. The instrument used for the study was 2018 SSCE 50-item multiple Economics
choice questions developed by West African Examination Council (WAEC). Reliability coefficient of 0.87 was
obtained using Kudder-Richardson formula. The data collected from the study were analyzed using Logistic
Regression procedure. The study revealed that: out of 50 items in 2018 WAEC Economics questions, 14 items
which represent 28% of the test items displayed significant gender DIF at the 0.05 level of significance. Among the
14 items that displayed significant gender DIF, only 1 item representing 2% were identified to exhibit significant
gender DIF in favour of male students while 13 items representing 26% differentially functioned in favour of female
students. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that DIF analysis should be
conducted by test experts and test developers on their test items. This will help to reveal items that exhibit
Differential Item Functioning which could be revised or eliminated in order to produce items that are fairness

Key words: Differential Item Functioning (DIF), Gender, Item Bias, Economics


 
ARTICLE TOOLS
Abstract
PDF Fulltext
How to cite this articleHow to cite this article
Citation Tools
Related Records
 Articles by Francis Elochukwu Ikeh
Articles by Catherine C Ene
Articles by Blessing Ojobo
Articles by Mercy Ifunanya Ani
Articles by Clementina Ifeoma Metu. Felicia Chinyere Ugwu
Articles by Olaniyi Owolawi
Articles by Victoria Olasoji Omosowon
Articles by Basil C Oguguo
Articles by Jude Ifesinachi Ezugwu
Articles by Janehilda Oluchi Agugoesi
on Google
on Google Scholar


How to Cite this Article
Pubmed Style

Francis Elochukwu Ikeh, Catherine C Ene, Blessing Ojobo, Mercy Ifunanya Ani, Clementina Ifeoma Metu. Felicia Chinyere Ugwu, Olaniyi Owolawi, Victoria Olasoji Omosowon, Basil C Oguguo, Jude Ifesinachi Ezugwu, Janehilda Oluchi Agugoesi. ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING TO DETECT GENDER BIASED ITEMS IN ECONOMICS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS IN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION. JCR. 2021; 8(1): 516-523. doi:10.31838/jcr.08.01.56

Web Style

Francis Elochukwu Ikeh, Catherine C Ene, Blessing Ojobo, Mercy Ifunanya Ani, Clementina Ifeoma Metu. Felicia Chinyere Ugwu, Olaniyi Owolawi, Victoria Olasoji Omosowon, Basil C Oguguo, Jude Ifesinachi Ezugwu, Janehilda Oluchi Agugoesi. ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING TO DETECT GENDER BIASED ITEMS IN ECONOMICS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS IN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION. http://www.jcreview.com/?mno=52492 [Access: February 05, 2021]. doi:10.31838/jcr.08.01.56

AMA (American Medical Association) Style

Francis Elochukwu Ikeh, Catherine C Ene, Blessing Ojobo, Mercy Ifunanya Ani, Clementina Ifeoma Metu. Felicia Chinyere Ugwu, Olaniyi Owolawi, Victoria Olasoji Omosowon, Basil C Oguguo, Jude Ifesinachi Ezugwu, Janehilda Oluchi Agugoesi. ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING TO DETECT GENDER BIASED ITEMS IN ECONOMICS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS IN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION. JCR. 2021; 8(1): 516-523. doi:10.31838/jcr.08.01.56


Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Francis Elochukwu Ikeh, Catherine C Ene, Blessing Ojobo, Mercy Ifunanya Ani, Clementina Ifeoma Metu. Felicia Chinyere Ugwu, Olaniyi Owolawi, Victoria Olasoji Omosowon, Basil C Oguguo, Jude Ifesinachi Ezugwu, Janehilda Oluchi Agugoesi. ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING TO DETECT GENDER BIASED ITEMS IN ECONOMICS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS IN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION. JCR. (2021), [cited February 05, 2021]; 8(1): 516-523. doi:10.31838/jcr.08.01.56


Harvard Style

Francis Elochukwu Ikeh, Catherine C Ene, Blessing Ojobo, Mercy Ifunanya Ani, Clementina Ifeoma Metu. Felicia Chinyere Ugwu, Olaniyi Owolawi, Victoria Olasoji Omosowon, Basil C Oguguo, Jude Ifesinachi Ezugwu, Janehilda Oluchi Agugoesi (2021) ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING TO DETECT GENDER BIASED ITEMS IN ECONOMICS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS IN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION. JCR, 8 (1), 516-523. doi:10.31838/jcr.08.01.56


Turabian Style

Francis Elochukwu Ikeh, Catherine C Ene, Blessing Ojobo, Mercy Ifunanya Ani, Clementina Ifeoma Metu. Felicia Chinyere Ugwu, Olaniyi Owolawi, Victoria Olasoji Omosowon, Basil C Oguguo, Jude Ifesinachi Ezugwu, Janehilda Oluchi Agugoesi. 2021. ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING TO DETECT GENDER BIASED ITEMS IN ECONOMICS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS IN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION. Journal of Critical Reviews, 8 (1), 516-523. doi:10.31838/jcr.08.01.56


Chicago Style

Francis Elochukwu Ikeh, Catherine C Ene, Blessing Ojobo, Mercy Ifunanya Ani, Clementina Ifeoma Metu. Felicia Chinyere Ugwu, Olaniyi Owolawi, Victoria Olasoji Omosowon, Basil C Oguguo, Jude Ifesinachi Ezugwu, Janehilda Oluchi Agugoesi. "ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING TO DETECT GENDER BIASED ITEMS IN ECONOMICS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS IN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION." Journal of Critical Reviews 8 (2021), 516-523. doi:10.31838/jcr.08.01.56


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Francis Elochukwu Ikeh, Catherine C Ene, Blessing Ojobo, Mercy Ifunanya Ani, Clementina Ifeoma Metu. Felicia Chinyere Ugwu, Olaniyi Owolawi, Victoria Olasoji Omosowon, Basil C Oguguo, Jude Ifesinachi Ezugwu, Janehilda Oluchi Agugoesi. "ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING TO DETECT GENDER BIASED ITEMS IN ECONOMICS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS IN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION." Journal of Critical Reviews 8.1 (2021), 516-523. Print. doi:10.31838/jcr.08.01.56


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Francis Elochukwu Ikeh, Catherine C Ene, Blessing Ojobo, Mercy Ifunanya Ani, Clementina Ifeoma Metu. Felicia Chinyere Ugwu, Olaniyi Owolawi, Victoria Olasoji Omosowon, Basil C Oguguo, Jude Ifesinachi Ezugwu, Janehilda Oluchi Agugoesi (2021) ASSESSMENT OF DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING TO DETECT GENDER BIASED ITEMS IN ECONOMICS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS IN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION. Journal of Critical Reviews, 8 (1), 516-523. doi:10.31838/jcr.08.01.56


Author Login Reviewer Login About Publisher Editorial Policies Peer Review Policy Editorial & Peer Review Process Author's Rights and Obligations Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement Conflict of Interest Policy Plagiarism Policy Protection of Research Participants (Statement On Human And Animal Rights) Privacy Policy Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement Corrections, Retractions & Expressions of Concern Self-Archiving Policies Statement of Informed Consent Advertising Policy Terms of Use License Information
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access.
The articles in Journal of Critical Reviews are open access articles licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.
Copyright © 2021 Journal of Critical Reviews All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice from or liability to Journal of Critical Reviews.
For best results, please use Internet Explorer or Google Chrome

Contact Information


Journal of Critical Review,
Tower 23/4,
Jalan ampang,
Kuala Lumpur, malaysia

editorial.jcr@gmail.com