Mengesan keberbezaan fungsi item bagi item-item ujian pencapaian Prinsip Perakaunan tingkatan empat di negeri Perak
Detecting differential item functioning in form four Principles of Accounting achievement test items in Perak
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Differential Item Functioning (DIF), Prinsip Perakaunan, Program WinstepsAbstract
Kajian ini bertujuan mengesan keberbezaan fungsi item (Differential Item Functioning, DIF) bagi item-item ujian pencapaian Prinsip Perakaunan Tingkatan Empat di negeri Perak. Instrumen kajian merupakan satu set ujian pencapaian mata pelajaran Prinsip Perakaunan yang mengandungi 40 soalan aneka pilihan dengan empat fungsi pengganggu. Sampel kajian terdiri daripada 1000 orang pelajar dari 20 buah sekolah negeri Perak. Analisis data telah dijalankan dengan menggunakan Program Winsteps, Microsoft Excel, dan SPSS. Kaedah yang digunakan untuk mengesan DIF ialah analisa statistikal menggunakan nilai t ≥ ‡1.96 pada p= .05. Saiz DIF ditentukan melalui nilai DIF Contrast ‡.5. Data dianalisis dan dapatan kajian menunjukkan: (1) Item-tem di dalam ujian pencapaian Prinsip Perakaunan Tingkatan 4 menunjukkan 17 item sebagai item suspek DIF. Berdasarkan Nilai DIF Contrast, tiada item yang disahkan mempunyai saiz DIF yang besar dan boleh diabaikan; (2) Item-item di dalam ujian pencapaian Prinsip Perakaunan Tingkatan 4 menunjukkan lapan item sebagai item suspek DIF terhadap jantina. Berdasarkan nilai DIF Contrast, tiada item yang disahkan mempunyai saiz DIF yang besar dan boleh diabaikan. Gambaran yang komprehensif berasaskan maklumat perbezaan prestasi pelajar dengan item-item yang dikaji menunjukkan item tiada kesan DIF yang nyata.
This study aimed to detect Differential Item Functioning (DIF) in Form Four Principles of Accounting achievement test items in the state of Perak. The research instrument consisted of an achievement test for the Principles of Accounting subject containing 40 multiple-choice questions with four distractors. The study sample comprised 1,000 students from 20 schools in the state of Perak. Data analysis was conducted using Winsteps, Microsoft Excel, and SPSS. The method used to detect DIF involved statistical analysis using a t-value of ≥ ±1.96 at p = .05. The magnitude of DIF was determined based on a DIF Contrast value of ≥ ±0.5. The data analysis produced the following findings: (1) The Form Four Principles of Accounting achievement test contained 17 items suspected of exhibiting DIF. Based on the DIF Contrast values, none of the items were confirmed to have a large DIF effect, and the DIF effects were considered negligible; (2) Eight items in the Form Four Principles of Accounting achievement test were identified as suspected DIF items based on gender. Based on the DIF Contrast values, none of the items were confirmed to have a large DIF effect, and the DIF effects were considered negligible. A comprehensive examination based on differences in student performance on the items studied indicated that the items did not demonstrate any significant DIF effects.
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