An Experimental, Exploratory Study of Causes of Bias in Test Items.

Scheuneman, Janice Dowd

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Publication Date: 1987

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An Experimental, Exploratory Study of Causes of Bias in Test Items.

Scheuneman, Janice Dowd

Journal of Educational Measurement, v24 n2 p97-118 Sum 1987

This study evaluated 16 hypotheses concerning possible sources of bias in test items on the Graduate Record Examination General Test. Ten of the hypotheses showed interactions between group membership and the item version indicating a differential effect of the item manipulation on the performance of Black and White examinees. (Author/LMO)

Descriptors: Blacks, College Entrance Examinations, Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing, Racial Differences, Sex Differences, Statistical Bias, Test Bias, Test Items, Whites

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Graduate Record Examinations

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