Effect of Increased Test-Taking Time on Test Scores by Ethnic Group, Years out of School, and Sex.

Wild, Cheryl L.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ260865

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Publication Date: 1982

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Effect of Increased Test-Taking Time on Test Scores by Ethnic Group, Years out of School, and Sex.

Wild, Cheryl L.; And Others

Journal of Educational Measurement, v19 n1 p19-28 Spr 1982

The effects of increasing the test time to reduce the speediness of verbal and quantitative experimental sections of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Aptitude Test were investigated. Results show that extension of testing time so as to reduce intergroup differences is not indicated. (Author/GK)

Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Graduates, Higher Education, Racial Differences, Scores, Sex Differences, Test Bias, Test Length, Timed Tests

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Graduate Record Examinations

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