Promoting Equality in Higher Education: Development and Internal Validity of a Selection Test for Science University Degrees inEcuador

Sandoval, I.; Gilar-Corbí, R.; Veas Iniesta, A.; Castejón, J. L.

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Promoting Equality in Higher Education: Development and Internal Validity of a Selection Test for Science University Degrees inEcuador

dc.archivorevisado	© 2021. This document is made available under the CC-BY-NC- 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc- /4.0/ This document is the Accepted version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling.
dc.contributor.author	Sandoval, I.
dc.contributor.author	Gilar-Corbí, R.
dc.contributor.author	Veas Iniesta, A.
dc.contributor.author	Castejón, J. L.
dc.contributor.department	Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación
dc.date.accessioned	2023-07-20T22:10:49Z
dc.date.available	2023-07-20T22:10:49Z
dc.date.issued	2021-06-30
dc.description.abstract	The use of tests or examinations for student admission is an extended strategy in most higher education institutions. However, tests in Latin-American countries have not received attention regarding the validity and interpretation of these measures. As such, the aim of this study is to analyse the psychometric properties of a new university entrance examination test in Ecuador in a community sample of 1238 university students (28.10 % female). A two-parameter multidimensional item response theory (MIRT) model was used to calibrate item difficulty and discrimination parameters as well as differential item functioning (DIF) by gender. The final instrument was composed by 71 items, which was considered appropriate to ensure the measurement precision of all levels of students’ achievements.
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dc.identifier.citation	Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling, Vol. 63, 2021 (2), 191-204
dc.identifier.issn	2190-0507
dc.identifier.issn	2190-0493
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10201/133243
dc.language	eng	es_ES
dc.relation.isreferencedby	ED_IDENTRADA=1164
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dc.rights	Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/	*
dc.subject	Multidimensional IRT	es_ES
dc.subject	Polytechnic school	es_ES
dc.subject	Test validation	es_ES
dc.subject	University selection test	es_ES
dc.title	Promoting Equality in Higher Education: Development and Internal Validity of a Selection Test for Science University Degrees inEcuador	es_ES
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