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Publication Date: 1978
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Test "Validity,""Bias," and "Fairness": An Analysis from the Perspective of the Sociology of Knowledge.
Mercer, Jane R.
Interchange: A Journal of Educational Studies, v9 n1 p1-16 1978-79
Because the controversy over the fairness of knowledge testing is fundamentally a confrontation between the politically dominant Anglo-oriented groups and rising minorities, issues concerning the use and interpretation of tests are more likely to be settled in the political arena than in the educational arena. (JD)
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