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ERIC Number: EJ255851
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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Simulation of Inner-city Standardized Testing Behavior: Implications for Instructional Evaluation.
Doscher, Mary-Lynn; Bruno, James E.
American Educational Research Journal, v18 n4 p475-89 Win 1981
Possible distortions in standardized test scores due to guessing, particularly in inner-city situations, are examined. A procedure is presented for estimating true knowledge levels from test scores. Results show scores are overstatements of subject mastery which means many programs are being planned and evaluated using inaccurate data. (Author/DWH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Guessing (Tests), Low Achievement, Mathematical Formulas, Scores, Simulation, Standardized Tests, Testing Problems, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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