Table 4 Reading and listening item fit differences between groups

Reading

Dimension 1—Locating information

READ1

SS

-0.083

0.041

1.00

(0.95, 1.05)

-0.2

0.04

0.39

0.17

MS

0.083^a

0.041

1.02

(0.95, 1.05)

0.9

0.04

0.33

READ4

SS

0.185

0.042

1.04

(0.94, 1.06)

1.3

0.27

0.23

0.37

MS

-0.185^a

0.042

1.01

(0.96, 1.04)

0.6

-0.27

0.21

READ7

SS

0.112

0.042

0.93

(0.94, 1.06)

-2.3

0.33

0.44

0.22

MS

-0.112^a

0.042

0.98

(0.95, 1.05)

-0.7

-0.07

0.30

Dimension 2—Understanding the ideas and information

READ2

SS

-0.067

0.041

0.95

(0.95, 1.05)

-2.1

-0.04

0.46

0.13

MS

0.067^a

0.041

1.00

(0.95, 1.05)

-0.2

-0.08

0.36

READ6

SS

-0.229

0.043

0.96

(0.93, 1.07)

-1.1

0.51

0.34

0.46

MS

0.229^a

0.043

1.07

(0.91, 1.09)

1.4

0.80

0.26

READ9

SS

-0.088

0.041

0.98

(0.95, 1.05)

-0.8

-0.14

0.32

0.18

MS

0.088^a

0.041

1.07

(0.96, 1.04)

3.1

-0.14

0.21

READ10

SS

-0.006

0.125

0.98

(0.95, 1.05)

-0.6

0.10

0.34

0.12

MS

0.006^a

0.125

1.05

(0.95, 1.05)

2.2

-0.06

0.24

Dimension 3—Evaluating the text content and textual elements

READ5

SS

-0.003

0.041

1.02

(0.96, 1.04)

1.0

-0.32

0.40

0.01

MS

0.003^a

0.041

0.98

(0.96, 1.04)

-1.1

-0.49

0.26

READ3

SS

0.171

0.042

1.05

(0.92, 1.08)

1.3

0.57

0.31

0.34

MS

-0.171^a

0.042

1.01

(0.95, 1.05)

0.5

0.05

0.28

READ8

SS

0.009

0.041

0.95

(0.96, 1.04)

-2.3

-0.45

0.43

0.02

MS

-0.009^a

0.041

0.98

(0.96, 1.04)

-1.0

-0.64

0.30

Listening

Dimension 1—Listening for gist or getting general idea

LIST1

SS

-0.022

0.043

0.95

(0.95, 1.05)

-2.0

-0.95

0.40

0.04

MS

0.022^a

0.043

0.99

(0.94, 1.06)

-0.3

-1.08

0.31

LIST7

SS

-0.090

0.043

1.05

(0.95, 1.05)

1.9

0.12

0.32

0.18

MS

0.090^a

0.043

1.00

(0.94, 1.06)

-0.1

0.13

0.22

LIST9

SS

0.326

0.044

1.05

(0.91, 1.09)

1.2

0.75

0.24

0.65

MS

-0.326^a

0.044

1.02

(0.95, 1.05)

0.9

-0.08

0.22

Dimension 2— Listening for specific information

LIST5

SS

-0.015

0.044

0.98

(0.93, 1.07)

-0.6

0.40

0.42

0.03

MS

0.015^a

0.044

0.97

(0.94, 1.06)

-1.1

0.25

0.35

LIST6

SS

-0.066

0.043

0.99

(0.96, 1.04)

-0.5

-0.31

0.33

0.13

MS

0.066^a

0.043

0.97

(0.96, 1.04)

-1.3

-0.35

0.35

LIST8

SS

0.114

0.044

1.03

(0.92, 1.08)

0.8

0.64

0.26

0.23

MS

-0.114^a

0.044

1.01

(0.94, 1.06)

0.3

0.24

0.27

Dimension 3—Listening in detail

LIST2

SS

-0.158

0.043

0.95

(0.95, 1.05)

-2.2

-0.03

0.45

0.32

MS

0.158^a

0.043

0.98

(0.94, 1.06)

-0.8

0.11

0.38

LIST3

SS

-0.209

0.044

1.07

(0.95, 1.05)

2.6

0.08

0.25

0.42

MS

0.209^a

0.044

0.95

(0.93, 1.07)

-1.4

0.33

0.31

LIST4

SS

-0.179

0.043

0.97

(0.96, 1.04)

-1.5

-0.73

0.40

0.36

MS

0.179^a

0.043

0.98

(0.96, 1.04)

-1.1

-0.54

0.35

LIST10

SS

0.300

0.131

1.08

(0.90, 1.10)

1.6

0.91

0.24

0.60

MS

-0.300^a

0.131

1.03

(0.94, 1.06)

1.1

0.13

0.24