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ERIC Number: EJ282331
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Some Issues in the Standardized Testing of Minority Students.
Williams, Teresa Scotton
Journal of Education, v165 n2 p192-208 Spr 1983
Examines potential sources of bias in aptitude and achievement testing of minority and, particularly, Black students. Holds that bias in standardized tests cannot be properly understood without reference to the socioeconomic matrix from which it has evolved. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Black Students, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Minority Groups, Predictor Variables, Social Bias, Social Influences, Social Structure, Standardized Tests, Test Bias, Test Use, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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