Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ290848
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Publication Date: 1982
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Testing for Sex Inequality in Standardized Admission Exams: The Case for Open Access.
Powell, Brian; Steelman, Lala Carr
Integrated Education, v20 n3-5 p86-88 May-Oct 1982
Compares men's and women's performance on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), and suggests that the math section may have penalized women, since they scored equally to men on other sections. Questions the validity of mathematics performance as a predictor of success in law school and as a lawyer. (GC)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Females, Higher Education, Law Schools, Law Students, Lawyers, Mathematics, Sex Bias, Sex Differences, Test Bias, Test Validity
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Law School Admission Test
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