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Download full textFlaugher, Ronald L. – 1974
Recent empirical evidence concerning sex and racial bias in testing is discussed in terms of three primary sources of bias: (1) content of the test itself, (2) atmosphere in which the test is administered, and (3) the use to which the test results are put. Test content that is demonstrably more difficult for one group than another should be (1)…
Descriptors: Competitive Selection, Minority Groups, Personnel Selection, Predictive Validity
Hartigan, John A., Ed.; Wigdor, Alexandra K., Ed. – 1989
Undertaken at the request of the U.S. Employment Service (USES), this study assesses the validity and fairness of the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB). The U.S. Department of Labor is considering whether to promote the use of the GATB throughout the USES to screen many of the 19 million persons passing through the system annually in search of…
Descriptors: Culture Fair Tests, Employment, Job Placement, Minority Groups
