Instruments That Contain Items That Function Differentially

question 78

Multiple Choice

Instruments that contain items that function differentially

• A) may have reduced validity.
• B) may have inflated reliability.
• C) are last to be banked in an item bank.
• D) are informally referred to as "DIFFED."

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