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Publication Date: 1992
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How to Evaluate the Legal Defensibility of High-Stakes Tests.
Mehrens, William A.; Popham, W. James
Applied Measurement in Education, v5 n3 p265-83 1992
This paper discusses how to determine whether a test was developed in a legally defensible manner, reviewing general issues, specific cases bearing on different types of test use, some evaluative dimensions, and evidence of test quality. Tests constructed and used according to existing standards will generally stand legal scrutiny. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Cutting Scores, Decision Making, Employment, Evaluation Methods, High Stakes Tests, Legal Problems, Minority Groups, Selection, Test Bias, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Use, Test Validity
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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