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Direct linkvon Schrader, Sarah; Ansley, Timothy – Applied Measurement in Education, 2006
Much has been written concerning the potential group differences in responding to multiple-choice achievement test items. This discussion has included references to possible disparities in tendency to omit such test items. When test scores are used for high-stakes decision making, even small differences in scores and rankings that arise from male…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Multiple Choice Tests, Achievement Tests, Grade 3
