Comparison of Procedures for Detecting Test-Item Bias with Both Internal and External Ability Criteria.

Shepard, Lorrie, And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ262583

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Publication Date: 1981

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Comparison of Procedures for Detecting Test-Item Bias with Both Internal and External Ability Criteria.

Shepard, Lorrie, And Others

Journal of Educational Statistics, v6 n4 p317-75 Win 1981

Sixteen approaches for detecting item bias were compared on samples of Black, White, and Chicano elementary school pupils using the Lorge-Thorndike and Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices tests. Recommendations for practical use are made. (JKS)

Descriptors: Ethnic Bias, Intermediate Grades, Item Analysis, Latent Trait Theory, Racial Bias, Test Bias

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Lorge Thorndike Intelligence Tests; Raven Progressive Matrices

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