Assessing Group Differences.

Goldstein, Harvey

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ERIC Number: EJ488714

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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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

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Audience: Policymakers; Researchers

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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