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ERIC Number: EJ528696
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1644
Ethnic Group Representation in Test Construction Samples and Test Bias: The Standardization Fallacy Revisited.
Fan, Xitao; And Others
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v56 n3 p365-82 Jun 1996
Applying 2 different models of test construction to test results for a pool of more than 190,000 high school students found no systematic bias against groups with smaller or no representation in the test standardization sample. These results support the integrity of widely used sampling and item selection procedures. (SLD)
Descriptors: Culture Fair Tests, Ethnic Groups, High School Students, High Schools, Minority Groups, Psychometrics, Sampling, Selection, Test Bias, Test Construction, Test Items
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Standardization
Note: Study supported in part by Grant EP79403 from the Faculty Research Grant Program of Utah State University.