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Within-Group Norming and Other Forms of Score Adjustment in Preemployment Testing.

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Sackett, Paul R.; Wilk, Steffanie L. – American Psychologist, 1994

Reviews the literature on subgroup norming in testing and examines several types of score-adjustment methods. The authors discuss social and policy perspectives as well as the scientific and theoretical underpinnings of score adjustment. (GLR)

Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Literature Reviews

The Science and Politics of Race-Norming.

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Gottfredson, Linda S. – American Psychologist, 1994

Focuses on score adjustment by racial or ethnic group (race norming) in employment testing, and provides a history of the original controversy. The author analyzes race-based adjustments in test scores and discusses how personnel-selection science is being compromised in an effort to reconcile contradictory legal demands. (GLR)

Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)