Test Bias and the Prediction of Grades in Law School.

Linn, Robert L.

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Publication Date: 1975

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Test Bias and the Prediction of Grades in Law School

Linn, Robert L.

Journal of Legal Education, 27, 3, 293-323, 75

Use of the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) and undergraduate grade point average for members of minority groups are examined in relationship to recent LSAT studies and related research on admissions tests and test bias. Traditional predictors of law school grades were found to be as accurate for minority as for majority persons. (JT)

Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Grade Point Average, Grade Prediction, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Law Schools, Minority Groups, National Competency Tests, Predictive Validity, Test Bias

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Law School Admission Test

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