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Camilli, Gregory – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2013
In the attempt to identify or prevent unfair tests, both quantitative analyses and logical evaluation are often used. For the most part, fairness evaluation is a pragmatic attempt at determining whether procedural or substantive due process has been accorded to either a group of test takers or an individual. In both the individual and comparative…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Test Bias, Test Content, Test Format
Weiss, David J., Ed. – 1978
The 27 papers in this collection (26 of which were presented at the conference) are organized according to the eight topical sessions: (1) Improving Ability Measurement Using Different Item Formats, (2) Alternative Models for Adaptive Testing, (3) Psychological and Subgroup Effects, (4) Performance Testing by Interactive Simulation, (5)…
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement Tests, Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Testing
Zinoman, Esther Axt; And Others – 1983
This publication reviews issues and processes in the quest for less-biased, least-biased, non-biased assessment. It is intended to aid the school psychologist in assisting all individuals in placement or program decisions for school-age children. The first section articulates the common sources of bias in assessment and identifies concepts…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Followup Studies, Group Testing