An Investigation of Item Bias in a Test of Reading Comprehension. Technical Report No. 163 [electronic resource] / Robert L. Linn and Others.

The possibility that certain features of items on a reading comprehension test may lead to biased estimates of the reading achievement of particular subgroups of students was investigated. Item response data on the reading comprehension section of a frequently used achievement test were obtained fro...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Linn, Robert L.
Corporate Authors:	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Center for the Study of Reading, Bolt, Beranek, and Newman
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1980.
Subjects:	Content Analysis. Elementary Education. Grade 5. Grade 6. Item Analysis. Racial Discrimination. Reading Comprehension. Reading Research. Reading Tests. Socioeconomic Status. Standardized Tests. Student Characteristics. Test Bias. Test Items. Test Validity.