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Ekstrom, Ruth B. – 1979
Three areas of concern related to test bias and validity should be considered during the revision of the Standards for Educational and Psychological Tests. The first area concerns the sources and consequences of test bias. Five sources of bias have been identified: numerical bias, role bias, status bias, stereotypic bias, and familiarity bias. The…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Psychometrics, Test Bias, Test Construction
