Culturally Biased Testing and Predictive Invalidity: Putting Them on the Record.

White, David M.

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Publication Date: 1979

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Culturally Biased Testing and Predictive Invalidity: Putting Them on the Record.

White, David M.

Harvard Civil Rights - Civil Liberties Law Review, v14 n1 p89-132 Spr 1979

The theory of culturally biased test scores is discussed, in terms of both the Bakke case and the theory's broader societal implications. Literature addressing the problem of test bias is reviewed. Remedies for predictive invalidity are proposed. The importance of thorough documentation in court litigation concerning this issue is stressed. (Author/MC)

Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Court Litigation, Court Role, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity, Racial Discrimination, Standardized Tests, Test Bias, Theories

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Bakke v Regents of University of California

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