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Download full textHambleton, Ronald; Rodgers, Jane – 1995
This digest introduces three issues to consider when evaluating test items for bias: fairness, bias, and stereotyping. In any bias investigation, the first step is to identify the subgroups of interest. Bias reviews and studies generally focus on differential performance for sex, ethnic, cultural, and religious groups. In preparing an item bias…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Culture Fair Tests, Ethnicity, Evaluation Methods
ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, Bloomington, IN. – 1987
Appropriate evaluation can greatly enhance the teaching process, and this resource packet is designed to help make testing more efficient. Tests and test items are featured in these listings, and information on test construction is provided. The various sources which are highlighted include: (1) professional organizations; (2) journals and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Courseware, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
