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cnetterville · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Describe three forms of bias that can exist when standardized testing is used with members of cultural minorities. Provide an example of each.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

In the case of responding to a defiant student, of the following, which is the best courses of action?

a. Assert your authority by reminding him that you're teacher, and you're the one responsible for all the students in your classroom.
b. Remain calm, avoid a power struggle, and tell the student calmly but assertively to step outside the classroom so you can talk.
c. Remind the student of your rules, tell him that you've been fair in enforcing the rules, and then apply the consequence you've established for breaking rules.
d. Grab the student by the arm firmly enough so he can feel it, but not so firmly that you hurt him, and escort him outside the classroom so you can talk.

at · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 20, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Bias in content, bias in testing procedures, and bias in test use are all possibilities when using standardized tests with members of cultural minorities. Bias in content exists if students' performance on the test requires knowledge other than what the test is supposed to measure that the students might not have, such as Alaskan natives' needing to understand baseball in order to compute a batting average. Bias in testing procedures exists if students don't understand how to take the tests or don't understand the importance of the tests. Bias in interpretation can occur if students are classified as learning disabled when the issue might be an inadequate understanding of English.

Answer to Question 2

b