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> When people say a test has a socioeconomic bias, they're saying a question can become easier or harder depending on a student's economic background. That's n
by xname 12y ago
> When people say a test has a socioeconomic bias, they're saying a question can become easier or harder depending on a student's economic background.
That's not their argument.
However, actually the issue you mentioned has long been noticed by psychologists / test makers. Experts in SAT / ACT know a lot about these things. Please refer to Differential Item Functioning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential_item_functioning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential_item_functioning
- spamizbad 12y ago> Experts in SAT / ACT know a lot about these things. Experts at ACT maybe. But didn't the SAT recently announce it's re-tooling much of its test to address these issues?
- xname 12y agoSAT / ACT both have best experts (psychometricians and statisticians). Those are very basic things for them. Can you tell me what is your reference? From what I read, I think SAT is addressing other issues.
- barry-cotter 12y agoThe new changes haven't been tested at all from what I've read. They're dropping vocabulary tests, for example, which are astonishingly predictive. From the media coverage it doesn't look like the College Board are as interested in scholastic aptitude as plaudits for Doing the Right Thing™.