Sex differential item functioning in the Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrices: evidence for bias
Sex differential item functioning in the Raven's Advanced Progressive Matrices: evidence for bias
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DOI：
10.1016/s0191-8869(03)00241-1
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发表时间：
2004-04-01
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
Escorial, S
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作者：
Abad, FJ;Colom, R;Escorial, S
在一般智力或g方面没有性别差异。渐进矩阵（PM）测试是g的最佳估计之一。男性在PM测试中表现优于女性。Colom和Garcia-Lopez（2002）证明，信息内容在估计一般智力的性别差异中发挥作用。PM测试是基于抽象的数字和男性优于女性在空间测试。本研究采用高级推理测验（APM）对1970名申请私立大学的学生（1069名男性和901名女性）进行了测试。据预测，有几个项目偏向于女性的表现，凭借其视觉空间的性质。采用了双重方法。首先，验证性因素分析技术被用来对比一个和两个因素的解决方案。第二，采用项目差异功能（DIF）方法研究APM中的性别差异功能。结果表明，虽然存在一些偏向性的项目，但男性的优势仍然存在。然而，DIF分析的假设可能有助于解释观察到的结果。(C)2003 Elsevier Ltd.保留所有权利。
There are no sex differences in general intelligence or g. The Progressive Matrices (PM) Test is one of the best estimates of g. Males outperform females in the PM Test. Colom and Garcia-Lopez (2002) demonstrated that the information content has a role in the estimates of sex differences in general intelligence. The PM test is based on abstract figures and males outperform females in spatial tests. The present study administered the Advanced Progressive Matrices Test (APM) to a sample of 1970 applicants to a private University (1069 males and 901 females). It is predicted that there are several items biased against female performance, by virtue of their visuo-spatial nature. A double methodology is used. First, confirmatory factor analysis techniques are used to contrast one and two factor solutions. Second, Differential Item Functioning (DIF) methods are used to investigate sex DIF in the APM. The results show that although there are several biased items, the male advantage still remains. However, the assumptions of the DIF analysis could help to explain the observed results. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.