Absence of item origin bias on a Brazilian interinstitutional Progress Test examination: A pooled analysis of items approach
In contrast to prior reports, this study revealed the absence of origin bias, suggesting that adoption of best practices in blueprinting, item writing, and editing may have played a role in mitigating such bias.
Authors
- Maria de Lourdes Marmorato Botta Hafner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5471-4434)
- Zilda Maria Tosta Ribeiro
- Júlio César Moriguti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5499-3552)
- Samira Yarak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5657-6645)
- Neide Tomimura Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6624-2043)
- Angélica Maria Bicudo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3043-5147)
- Leandro Arthur DIEHL (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9958-7213)
- Patrícia Moretti Rehder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4530-1109)
- Alba Regina de Abreu Lima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4332-4059)
- Maria Cristina de Andrade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4519-0613)
- Pedro Tadao Hamamoto Filho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6436-9307)
Institutions
- Universidade Estadual de Londrina (BR)
- Universidade de Ribeirão Preto (BR)
- Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (BR)
- Faculdade de Medicina de Marília (BR)
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (BR)
- Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) (BR)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-06-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0325734
- Primary Topic
- Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Board of Medical Examiners
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico