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Peer reviewedBoone, James A. – Negro Educational Review, 1977
This study was conducted to determine the effects of a test containing items closely related to the black experience on the performance of white subjects and to determine whether cultural bias could be successfully built into a test that discriminates against white persons. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Bias, Blacks, Cultural Influences, Higher Education
Samuda, Ronald James; Tinglin, Winston H. – School Guidance Worker, 1978
This article asks if testing can serve minority needs. The review suggests that testing can serve a useful purpose if it will help ensure quality to all students. (MFD)
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Download full textScheuneman, Janice – 1985
A number of hypotheses were tested concerning elements of Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) items that might affect the performance of blacks and whites differently. These elements were characteristics common to several items that otherwise measured different concepts. Seven general hypotheses were tested in the form of sixteen specific…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Study, Higher Education
