Reducing Bias in the Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations.

Hernandez, Robert D.

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ERIC Number: EJ501442

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Publication Date: 1994

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Reducing Bias in the Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations.

Hernandez, Robert D.

Journal of Educational Issues of Language Minority Students, v14 p269-300 Win 1994

Discusses teacher burnout associated with problems in assessing culturally and linguistically diverse populations. These problems range from lack of understanding of the culture of a given child to knowingly diagnosing children with limited English proficiency. Teachers must adopt creative attitudes that accept all students as unique. (137 references) (CK)

Descriptors: Change Agents, Cultural Awareness, Elementary School Students, Emotional Response, Evaluation Methods, Intercultural Communication, Job Satisfaction, Limited English Speaking, Negative Attitudes, Problem Solving, Social Bias, Student Evaluation, Teacher Burnout, Teacher Role

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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