Equal Opportunity in the Classroom: Test Construction in a Diversity-Sensitive Environment.

Ghorpade, Jai; Lackritz, James R.

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ERIC Number: EJ567103

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Equal Opportunity in the Classroom: Test Construction in a Diversity-Sensitive Environment.

Ghorpade, Jai; Lackritz, James R.

Journal of Management Education, v22 n4 p452-71 Aug 1998

Two multiple-choice tests and one essay test were taken by 231 students (50/50 male/female, 192 White, 39 East Asian, Black, Mexican American, or Middle Eastern). Multiple-choice tests showed no significant differences in equal employment opportunity terms; women and men scored about the same on essays, but minority students had significantly lower scores on essays. (SK)

Descriptors: Diversity (Institutional), Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Essays, Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Occupational Tests, Test Bias, Test Construction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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