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Frierson, Henry H., Jr. – 1984
An approach to improve the test-taking abilities of minority students, and especially college students, are discussed. The problem of lower performance of minorities on norm-referenced, standardized test is also considered. One approach to help improve students' scores on standardized tests is test-taking instruction and practice on simulated…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Higher Education, Minority Groups
Download full textMcArthur, David L.; Hafner, Anne L. – 1982
Systematic but unanticipated differences in patterns of responses to a test between two or more groups is generally taken as evidence of test bias. This study assessed whether a carefully-targeted instructional sequence could influence the effects of bias. A reading comprehension test with items previously identified as biased for certain groups…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Black Students, Grade 5, Hispanic Americans
