Which of the Following Would Indicate That a Particular Item

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would indicate that a particular item on a test is biased against women?

• A) Less than half of all women answer the item correctly; less than half of all men answer it correctly.
• B) Someone says that it looks as if the item would be more difficult for women than it is for men.
• C) It is known that the item was written by a man without any advice from women.
• D) The item correlates highly with overall test performance for men, but poorly with overall performance for women.

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