Filling in the blanks : understanding standardized testing and the black-white test score gap / by Keena Arbuthnot.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arbuthnot, Keena, author.

Series:

Contemporary perspectives in race and ethnic relations.

Contemporary perspectives in race and ethnic relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational tests and measurements--Social aspects--United States.

Educational tests and measurements.

Test bias--United States.

Test bias.

Educational equalization--United States.

Educational equalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Pub., c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Filling in the Blanks is a book dedicated to helping policymakers, researchers, academics and teachers, better understand standardized testing and the Black-White achievement gap. This book provides a wealth of background information, as well as the most recent findings, about testing and measurement concepts essential to understanding standardized tests. The book then reviews theories and research that has been conducted which explain the differences in performance between Black and White test takers on many standardized tests. Most notably, Filling in the Blanks presents several new theories that address why Black students do not perform as well as their White counterparts. These theories present very novel and innovative perspectives to understanding these test performance differences. The book ends with a host of recommendations that are intended to address the concerns and questions of several stakeholder groups.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I. Testing and measurement concepts

Chapter 1. The test development process

Chapter 2. Validity and test fairness

Chapter 3. Test performance patterns

Chapter 4. Sources of the black-white achievement gap

Chapter 5. Differential item functioning

Part II. Group differences and the testing environment

Chapter 6. Test-wiseness

Chapter 7. Strategy formation and time management

Chapter 8. Cognitive processing

Chapter 9. Guidance for stakeholders. Final thoughts.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

1-61735-443-0

OCLC:

748672401