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| Culture Fair Tests | 1 |
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| Darlington, Richard B. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedDarlington, Richard B. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1971
Four definitions of cultural fairness" are critically examined. Suggestions for dealing with conflicts between the two goals of maximizing a test's validity and minimizing its culture-group discrimination, are presented. Terms in which this judgment should be made, and methods of using its results are described. (LR)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Culture Fair Tests, Test Bias
