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ERIC Number: EJ550236
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0017-8055
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Which Is the Fairest Test of All? An Examination of the Equitability of Portfolio Assessment Relative to Standardized Tests.
Supovitz, Jonathan A.; Brennan, Robert T.
Harvard Educational Review, v67 n3 p472-506 Fall 1997
Comparison of standardized test scores and language arts portfolios of 5,264 first and second graders showed that alternative assessments can decrease inequities between blacks and whites. However, girls performed far better than boys on portfolios than on standardized tests. (SK)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Portfolio Assessment, Racial Differences, Scores, Sex Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Standardized Tests, Test Bias
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: New York (Rochester)