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ERIC Number: EJ488714
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0305-4985
Assessing Group Differences.
Goldstein, Harvey
Oxford Review of Education, v19 n2 p141-50 1993
Reviews educational research on social class, gender, and ethnic bias. Argues that constructing assessment instruments is a complex task, involving social and political assumptions as well as technical expertise. Calls for additional research on the impact of assessment on self-esteem and other issues related to test bias. (CFR)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Research, Educational Testing, Equal Education, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, Racial Bias, Racial Discrimination, Sex Bias, Sex Discrimination, Social Class, Social Discrimination, Test Bias
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Policymakers; Researchers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Golden Rule (Testing); Great Britain