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Harnischfeger, Annegret; Wiley, David E. – Educational Researcher, 1976
This analysis serves mostly to point towards some possible productive research areas giving priority to areas that are more easily manageable politically. These are more commonly located within the school context. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Environment

Flaugher, Ronald L. – Educational Researcher, 1974
Present discussion concerns the use rather than the content of tests. Four models of fair selection of tests are presented which describe the complexities of test fairness. Implications for the selection procedures practiced in our country are discussed. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Culture Fair Tests, Educational Testing, Employment Opportunities, Equal Education

Howe, Kenneth R. – Educational Researcher, 1994
Discusses the problem of educational testing that results in differential educational opportunities for the disadvantaged. It critically examines the proposition that there may be ways to justify the decisions made on the basis of differential test performance that are consistent with the requirements of equality. (GLR)
Descriptors: Criticism, Decision Making, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Assessment