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Considerations for Studies of Test Bias
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Linn, Robert L.; Werts, Charles E. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1971
Two problems in the investigation of predictive bias in tests, the effect of unreliability of the predictors, and the effect of excluding a predictor from the regression equation on which there are preexisting group differences, are discussed. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Minority Groups, Predictive Measurement, Predictor Variables
Differential Effects of Individual and Group Testing Strategies in an Objective-Based Instructional Program
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Neidermeyer, Fred C.; Sullivan, Howard J. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1972
Results of the study indicate that the 3-choice, selected-response tests often utilized in programs of this type do not provide an accurate indication of end-of-year achievement for many children, and their continued use is not recommended. (Authors)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Criterion Referenced Tests, Grade 1, Group Testing