In One Study on Content Bias in Elementary Reading Tests

question 71

Multiple Choice

In one study on content bias in elementary reading tests, groups of experts were able to inspect the test and eliminate items that were potentially biased toward the majority group. How did this affect the differences between scores obtained by groups of majority and minority students?

• A)Differences were eliminated.
• B)Differences became greater.
• C)It had little or no effect.
• D)Minority students scored better than majority students.

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