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ERIC Number: EJ113446
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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Placement Tests and the Linguistically Different: Discrimination in the Guise of Legality
Nathanson, David E.
Negro Educational Review, 26, 1, 52-59, Jan 75
The use of placement tests can discriminate against people with linguistic styles differing from the population used to norm the test, resulting in significantly lessening both achievement and expectations for many people. (EH)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Bilingual Students, Educational Discrimination, Linguistic Competence, Nonstandard Dialects, Student Placement, Test Bias, Testing Problems
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