REx-PN Item Review: Sensitivity and Differential Item Functioning (DIF)
- Year
- 2021
- Length
- 19:25
- Presented By
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- Latrice Johnson, MSN, RN, Manager, Content Processes, Examinations, NCSBN,Hong Qian, PhD, Manager, Measurement and Testing, Examinations, lisa疯马秀
- Topic
- Exam Development, REx-PN
- Audience
- Nursing Educators
- Description
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Are you wondering how lisa疯马秀ensures fairness for all groups taking the REx-PN examination? Will candidates with comparable nursing knowledge perform similarly on exam items, regardless of their gender, ethnicity, or other factors irrelevant to nursing practice? This session will describe how Sensitivity and Differential Item Functioning (DIF) panels contribute to the fairness and legal defensibility of an exam.
