Chapter 5

Question 1

Assessment bias

Answer 1

If an assessment instrument offends or unfairly penalizes a student because of personal characteristics (race, gender, SES) the instrument is bias against that student

Question 2

Offensiveness

Answer 2

test containing elements that would insult any group of test takers on the basis of their personal characteristics

Question 3

Unfair Penalization

Answer 3

a test item with elements in it that would disadvantage a group because of its members’ personal characteristics

Question 4

Disparate Impact

Answer 4

if test scores of different groups are decidedly different

Question 5

Judgmentally Scrutinize

Answer 5

call on content-knowledgeable reviewers to identify any aspects of an assessment procedure that may be biased

Question 6

Alternate Assessment

Answer 6

meaningful different tests intended for students with disabilities so that more valid inferences can be made about the students than if the original test were used

Question 7

Assessment Accommodations

Answer 7

techniques used when assessing a student with disabilities or a language-minority in order to secure more valid inferences about such students’ knowledge and skills