Disparate Impact Analyses of TAAS Scores and School Quality.

Fassold, Mark A. J.

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ERIC Number: EJ615497

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2000

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Disparate Impact Analyses of TAAS Scores and School Quality.

Fassold, Mark A. J.

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, v22 n4 p460-80 Nov 2000

Applies four measures of disparate impact (four-fifths rule, Hazelwood rule, Shoben rule, and rule of practical significance) to Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) performance data for racial/ethnic groups. Compares findings to data on school quality and math course completion by racial/ethnic group. (Contains 21 references.) (SV)

Descriptors: Accountability, Black Students, Court Litigation, Educational Discrimination, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Hispanic American Students, Minority Groups, Test Validity, White Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Texas

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Texas Assessment of Academic Skills

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