Sex Differences and Sex Bias in Test Content.

Ekstrom, Ruth B.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ219159

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Publication Date: 1979

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Sex Differences and Sex Bias in Test Content.

Ekstrom, Ruth B.; And Others

Educational Horizons, v58 n1 p47-52 Fall 1979

Content analyses for sex bias were conducted on items from three widely-used achievement tests which together span the grade levels 1-12. A significant but modest correlation was found between an item's content bias and performance on that item by male and female students. (SJL)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Content Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Item Analysis, Performance Factors, Sex Differences, Sex Discrimination, Test Bias

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Iowa Tests of Basic Skills; Metropolitan Achievement Tests; Sequential Tests of Educational Progress

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