Test Procedure Bias: A Meta-Analysis of Examiner Familiarity Effects.

Fuchs, Douglas; Fuchs, Lynn S.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Test Procedure Bias: A Meta-Analysis of Examiner Familiarity Effects.

Fuchs, Douglas; Fuchs, Lynn S.

Review of Educational Research, v56 n2 p243-62 Sum 1986

Based on data from 22 controlled studies, this article presents a meta-analysis of the effects of examiner familiarity on children's test performance. It was found that examiner familiarity raised scores especially when subjects were: (1) of low socioeconomic status; (2) tested on difficult tests; and (3) knew the examiner for a long duration. (Author/JAZ)

Descriptors: Children, Disabilities, Effect Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Examiners, Experimenter Characteristics, Individual Testing, Intelligence Tests, Interpersonal Relationship, Meta Analysis, Preschool Education, Socioeconomic Status, Test Bias

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Language: English

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