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Download full textWendler, Cathy; Feigenbaum, Miriam; Escandon, Merida – 2000
At the time of registration, students taking the Scholastic Assessment Tests (SAT) voluntarily complete the Student Descriptive Questionnaire (SDQ), which asks a variety of questions, one of which asks students to choose the ethnic/racial category that describes them. choosing only one category. The SAT Program undertook two studies aimed at…
Descriptors: Classification, College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, Ethnicity
Wendler, Cathy; Feigenbaum, Miriam; Escandón, Mérida – College Entrance Examination Board, 2001
The SAT Program undertook two studies aimed at evaluating the impact of allowing students to indicate more than one ethnic/racial category. Results of this study indicated that there is little impact on DIF [differential item functioning] analyses when different definitions of ethnic/racial classifications are used compared to traditionally…
Descriptors: Group Membership, Definitions, Cluster Grouping, Racial Differences
