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Smith, Richard M. – 1983
Previous studies of test item bias have investigated how different groups of examinees perform differently on a given set of items. These studies imply that examinees should be treated in a certain way because they are of a particular sex or race rather than as individuals in their own right, but it is unrealistic and unfair to assume such an…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Error of Measurement, Error Patterns, Higher Education
