How and Why Standardized Tests Systematically Underestimate African-Americans' True Verbal Ability and What to Do About It: Towards the Promotion of Two New Theories with Practical Applications

Author(s):

Freedle, Roy O.

Publication Year:

2006

Source:

St. John's Law Review, v80 n183 p183-226, 2006

Document Type:

Article

Page Count:

45

Subject/Key Words:

Law School Admission Test (LSAT), Verbal Ability, African American Students, Construct Validity, Reliability, Predictive Validity, SAT, Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), Ethnic Bias, Differential Item Functioning (DIF), Item Response Theory (IRT)