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Testing: It's Not Just Psychometrics GRE

Author(s):
Stricker, Lawrence J.
Publication Year:
2012
Report Number:
RM-12-07
Source:
ETS Research Memorandum
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
20
Subject/Key Words:
Attitudes, Admissions Tests, Stereotype Threat, Obama Effect, Graduate Record Examination (GRE), General Test

Abstract

This paper discusses research on the social and intrapersonal influences impinging on test-takers. One aim was to describe investigations of attitudes about standardized tests, particularly surveys of test-takers, the general public, and admissions officers concerning their attitudes about the validity and unbiasedness of college admissions tests. The other aim was to delineate inquiries into the impact of stereotype threat on test performance, focusing on experiments that assess the effects of Obama’s presidential campaign on Black test-takers.

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