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ERIC Number: EJ210606
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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Test Bias and Ability Level Testing.
Silverman, Bernard
Journal of School Psychology, v17 n3 p255-59 Fall 1979
The average grade equivalent reading comprehension scores of students in Black schools are compared to those of students in White schools under two forms of test administration. Concludes that use of grade level testing with the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills is biased in favor of low scoring subgroups. (Author)
Descriptors: Black Students, Cognitive Ability, Educational Testing, Grade Equivalent Scores, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Racial Differences, Reading Comprehension, Test Bias, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Iowa Tests of Basic Skills