Abstract Differential item functioning (DIF) has been considered as an aspect of special relevance in assessment, mainly in educational assessment. After almost three decades of research by means of simulation studies on the detection of DIF, around a hundred methods and statistics have been proposed. This is the first systematic review of published studies that have analyzed DIF detection methods using simulated data. The primary goal was to provide information about the overall structure of the field, its main developments, and current trends. A total of 1400 articles were identified, of which 291 were finally included. The results showed a growth in the number of experimental studies, a field of study that is organized around 11 lines of research, and a greater output of articles involving methods such as the Mantel-Haenszel, logistic regression, SIBTEST, Item Response Theory-likelihood ratio test for DIF, and methods based on the Rasch model. In discussing the results, the paper focuses particularly on trends in experimental DIF studies and the latest developments in terms of methods.

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差异项目功能检测方法研究进展及趋势

摘要 差异项目功能（DIF）已被认为是评估中特别相关的一个方面，主要是在教育评估中。通过对 DIF 检测的模拟研究，经过近三年的研究，已经提出了大约一百种方法和统计数据。这是对使用模拟数据分析 DIF 检测方法的已发表研究的首次系统评价。主要目标是提供有关该领域整体结构、主要发展和当前趋势的信息。共识别出1400篇文章，最终收录291篇。结果表明，实验研究的数量有所增加，研究领域围绕 11 个研究领域进行组织，并且涉及 Mantel-Haenszel 等方法的文章产出增加，逻辑回归、SIBTEST、DIF 的项目响应理论似然比检验以及基于 Rasch 模型的方法。在讨论结果时，本文特别关注实验性 DIF 研究的趋势和方法方面的最新发展。