resource analysis for bias- standardized test
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CindyBurchett
HumanRelationsIndependentStudy
7March2013
ResourceAnalysisforBias:StandardizedTest
Myfindingsareconcurrentwiththefindingspresentedintheresearchofthebookthatwasusedinthis
class.Ididnothaveaccesstoanactualstandardizedtest,butIusedthesampleIowaAssessment
questionsthatourschoolhad.ThequestionsIhadaccesstowereReadingComprehension,Math,
Science,andSocialStudies.Theonlysectionthataddressedmulticulturalismwasthereading
comprehension,anditwasaboutayoungHispanicgirlandhowshefeltdifferentfromotherstudentsat
school.Therewerenopicturesofothergroups,orothergroupsmentionedinquestioning.Some
questions,likeifonegroupwasomottedfromthetopicortheme,arehardformetoanswerbecauseIonlyhaveasmallsampleinfrontofme.Icantquitesayonegroupwasomittedonpurpose,butIcan
saytheyarenotincluded.Otherfactorsthatareusuallyconsidered,liketheauthorbeingqualifiedto
speakonthematter,arealsohardtojudge.
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