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Test interpretation and diversity : achieving equity in assessment /

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Designed to help test interpreters learn to read test scores fairly, this book examines key psychometric ideas and judgment processes and offers guidance about the effects of language, acculturation, poverty, disability, and other factors on test scores. This volume is a resource for psychologists,...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: American Psychological Association
Other Authors: Sandoval, Jonathan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [1998]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Educational tests and measurements > Interpretation > Social aspects.
Educational tests and measurements > Interpretation > Psychological aspects.
Educational equalization.
Education.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Designed to help test interpreters learn to read test scores fairly, this book examines key psychometric ideas and judgment processes and offers guidance about the effects of language, acculturation, poverty, disability, and other factors on test scores. This volume is a resource for psychologists, government employees, educators, and lawyers who are concerned about the fair testing of diverse populations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved).
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 436 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.