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Was It Ethnic and Social-Class Bias or Statistical Artifact? Logical and Empirical Evidence against Freedle's Method for Reestimating SAT Scores
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This article argued that Freedle's method for reestimating SAT scores was ethnic and social-class bias or statistical artifact, and provided logical and empirically evidence against Freedle and his method.Abstract:
(2005). Was It Ethnic and Social-Class Bias or Statistical Artifact? Logical and Empirical Evidence against Freedle's Method for Reestimating SAT Scores. CHANCE: Vol. 18, Who Wants Airbags?, pp. 17-24.read more
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Measuring Progressions: Assessment Structures Underlying a Learning Progression
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Road Maps for Learning: A Guide to the Navigation of Learning Progressions
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The Rasch Rating Model and the Disordered Threshold Controversy
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Validating a Learning Progression in Mathematical Functions for College Readiness
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Statistical Theories of Mental Test Scores
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a survey of test theory models and their application in the field of mental test analysis. But the focus of the survey is on test-score theories and models, and not the practical applications and limitations of each model studied.
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The bell curve : intelligence and class structure in American life
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the evolution of cognitive class and education in the United States and the role of race and ethnicity in cognitive ability in the development of cognitive ability and the level of American education.
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Test bias: prediction of grades of negro and white students in integrated colleges
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors defined test bias as an item-group interaction, where the members of a group obtain an average score which differs from the average score of other groups by more or less than expected from their performance on other items of the same test.
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