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Exploration of Causes of Bias in Test Items.

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Scheuneman, 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