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Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Mo--Change This Answer--Yes or No?

Matter, M. Kevin – 1986

The beneficial effects of changing an answer on a multiple choice test were examined for elementary school students, with particular emphasis on the answer-changing behavior of minority versus non-minority groups and high-income versus low-income students. Test booklets from students in grade 2 and answer sheets from students in grades 4, 6, and 8…

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Age Differences, Answer Sheets, Elementary Education

Exploration of Causes of Bias in Test Items.

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Scheuneman, Janice – 1985

A number of hypotheses were tested concerning elements of Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) items that might affect the performance of blacks and whites differently. These elements were characteristics common to several items that otherwise measured different concepts. Seven general hypotheses were tested in the form of sixteen specific…

Descriptors: Black Students, College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Study, Higher Education