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Analysis of Content-Related Item Bias for Anglo and Hispanic Students.
Loyd, Brenda H. – 1982
A random sample of October, 1979, test sites was selected to assess the potential bias of the ACT Assessment. From this sample, sites which tested at least five Anglos and five Hispanics were included; the final sample contained a total of 876 students (403 Anglo and 373 Hispanic). Using the primary hypothesis, "There is no interaction…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Comparative Analysis, Content Area Reading, English