Exam 11: Tests Bias Unfairness and Equivalence

Which of the following federal laws requires that test administrators in public, employment, and school contexts provide "reasonable accommodations" to individuals with disabilities?

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The degree to which different cultural groups produce similar means and standard deviations on a given test, refers to ________ equivalence.

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Briefly outline the major distinctions between test bias and test fairness?

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As noted in Module 11, test bias is a psychometric issue and fairly well established in terms of how best to determine both slope and intercept biases. However, since test fairness is a sociopolitical issue, there is much less agreement on how best to determine test fairness, which tends to focus more on the testing process and/or outcomes (e.g., did I get the job) rather than the "data" per se.

Lupe computes a moderated multiple regression analysis to examine for potential test bias in predicting job performance. She notices that the demographic variable of age is NOT a significant predictor of job performance, but that the interaction term of age * test score is a significant predictor of job performance. As a result, Lupe appears to have evidence for _______.

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Question 4

If a blind job applicant asked an employer to provide a reasonable accommodation in testing by providing the employment test in braille, then this would constitute what level of accommodation?

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Test ______ is a sociopolitical issues that focuses on test outcomes.

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Question 6

Briefly distinguish the various levels of accommodation required under the Americans' with Disabilities Act?

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Question 7

The degree to which behavioral assessments function similarly across cultures, refers to ________ equivalence.

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Question 8

Briefly distinguish the selection ratio from the success ratio.

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Question 9

Martin computes a moderated multiple regression analysis to examine for potential test bias in predicting success in college. He notices that the demographic variable of sex is a significant predictor of success in college, but that the interaction term of sex * test score is NOT a significant predictor of success in college. As a result, Martin appears to have evidence for _______.

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Question 10

According to Module 11 in Shultz, Whitney, and Zickar (2021), one of the first and most effective ways to subvert complaints of test unfairness is to ________.

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Question 11

The degree to which test takers share a common understanding of the terms used in items on a given test, refers to ________ equivalence.

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Question 12

Test ______ is a technical psychometric issue that focuses on statistical prediction.

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Question 13

Briefly distinguish the four major types of test equivalence (content, conceptual, functional, and scalar).

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Question 14

Denise wants to determine if her test of space visualization ability may be biased toward women in terms of predicting future job performance for entry level mechanical engineers. Briefly outline a study that she could carry out to examine for possible test bias.

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Which of the following federal laws requires that test administrators in public, employment, and school contexts provide "reasonable accommodations" to individuals with disabilities?

The degree to which different cultural groups produce similar means and standard deviations on a given test, refers to ________ equivalence.

Briefly outline the major distinctions between test bias and test fairness?

If a blind job applicant asked an employer to provide a reasonable accommodation in testing by providing the employment test in braille, then this would constitute what level of accommodation?

Test ______ is a sociopolitical issues that focuses on test outcomes.

Briefly distinguish the various levels of accommodation required under the Americans' with Disabilities Act?

The degree to which behavioral assessments function similarly across cultures, refers to ________ equivalence.

Briefly distinguish the selection ratio from the success ratio.

According to Module 11 in Shultz, Whitney, and Zickar (2021), one of the first and most effective ways to subvert complaints of test unfairness is to ________.

The degree to which test takers share a common understanding of the terms used in items on a given test, refers to ________ equivalence.

Test ______ is a technical psychometric issue that focuses on statistical prediction.

Briefly distinguish the four major types of test equivalence (content, conceptual, functional, and scalar).

Denise wants to determine if her test of space visualization ability may be biased toward women in terms of predicting future job performance for entry level mechanical engineers. Briefly outline a study that she could carry out to examine for possible test bias.

Introduction and Overview

Statistics Review for PSYC Measurement

Sychological Scaling

Test Preparation and Specification

Reliability Overview: Classical Test Theory

Estimating Reliability

Content Validation

Criterion-Related Validation

Construct Validation

VG Psychometric Meta-Analysis Copy

Developing Tests of Maximal Performance

Classical Test Theory Item Analysis

Scoring Tests

Developing Measures of Typical Performance

Response Biases

Multiple Regression

Exploratory Factor Analysis

Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Item Response Theory

Applications of Item Response Theory: Computer Adaptive Testing and Differential Item Functioning

Generalizability Theory

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