Defining Group Membership: The Impact of Multiple versus Single Ethnic/Racial Categories on Testing Practices. Research Notes. RN-13

Defining Group Membership: The Impact of Multiple versus Single Ethnic/Racial Categories on Testing Practices. Research Notes. RN-13

The SAT Program undertook two studies aimed at evaluating the impact of allowing students to indicate more than one ethnic/racial category. Results of this study indicated that there is little impact on DIF [differential item functioning] analyses when different definitions of ethnic/racial classifi...

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Veröffentlicht in:College Entrance Examination Board 2001
Hauptverfasser: Wendler, Cathy, Feigenbaum, Miriam, Escandón, Mérida
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cluster Grouping
College Entrance Examinations
Definitions
Ethnic Groups
Group Membership
Multiracial Persons
Racial Differences
Racial Identification
SAT (College Admission Test)
Standardized Tests
Student Descriptive Questionnaire
Test Bias
Testing Programs
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Zusammenfassung:The SAT Program undertook two studies aimed at evaluating the impact of allowing students to indicate more than one ethnic/racial category. Results of this study indicated that there is little impact on DIF [differential item functioning] analyses when different definitions of ethnic/racial classifications are used compared to traditionally defined classifications. Until the percentage of students representing multiple ethnic/racial categories increases, it is unlikely that current testing practices need to be modified.