Educational Psychology / Unit 8 EDP 0708 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Test Bias
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The idea
Since the 1970s, intelligence tests have been criticized for bias: norms drawn from middle-class, Anglo-American students, and items that reward speed when some cultures prize reflection instead.
In practice
A student taught to consider an answer carefully before speaking loses points on timed items.
Where people slip
Test bias returns in unit twelve with assessment.
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