Cultural Bias in Standardized Testing: An Anthropological View.

Arewa, Ojo

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Publication Date: 1977

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Cultural Bias in Standardized Testing: An Anthropological View

Arewa, Ojo

Negro Educational Review, 28, 3,4, 153-71, Jul-Oct 77

Since standardized tests are constructed for the purpose of measuring the intellectual capacity of school children from the diverse sociocultural backgrounds in America, one of the main topics of this article concerns the standardization bias inherent in these tests. (Author/AM)

Descriptors: Bias, Cultural Influences, Intelligence Tests, Measurement Techniques, Minority Groups, Psychological Testing, Racial Factors, Standardized Tests, Testing Problems

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