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ERIC Number: ED295073
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988-Mar
Pages: 20
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Using Tests Responsibly in Counseling.
Elmore, Patricia B.; And Others
This document provides a discussion of the scrutiny for bias and unfairness that standardized tests have come under by persons involved in the construction, administration, use, and interpretation of test results. After this discussion six simulation exercises are provided. In these exercises a situation is described involving the use of test scores by a counselor and then questions are asked about possible test bias, fairness, score differences, and counselor action. Eleven standards for educational and psychological testing and bias in measurement taken from the Standards for Test Use in Counseling are given. Five guidelines for responsible test use in counseling discussed include: (1) using the test for the purpose it was intended; (2) avoiding using a single test score to make a decision about an individual; (3) using caution when tests have different norms for different groups of individuals; (4) using caution when a procedure assigns individuals to groups on the basis of test score; and (5) being prepared to investigate test score differences across groups of students. Counselors are advised to use common sense above all. (ABL)
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Counselors; Practitioners
Language: English
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