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Peer reviewedPiersel, Wayne C.; And Others – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1982
In a two-way analysis of variance and Bonferroni-type follow-up to detect biased items on Forms A and B of the test found that bias-in-item difficulty occurred for the Mexican-American and White groups. The need to examine the issue and reconsider popular conceptualizations of bias in testing is shown. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Analysis of Variance, Cultural Influences, Early Childhood Education
