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An Evaluative Framework for Reviewing Fairness Standards and Practices in Educational Tests
Author(s) -
Jonson Jessica L.,
Trantham Pamela,
UsherTate Betty Jean
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
educational measurement: issues and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.158
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1745-3992
pISSN - 0731-1745
DOI - 10.1111/emip.12259
Subject(s) - scholarship , test (biology) , psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , standards for educational and psychological testing , best practice , element (criminal law) , applied psychology , social psychology , political science , higher education , education theory , law , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , biology
One of the substantive changes in the 2014 Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing was the elevation of fairness in testing as a foundational element of practice in addition to validity and reliability. Previous research indicates that testing practices often do not align with professional standards and guidelines. Therefore, to raise awareness of fairness concepts and principles from the 2014 Standards, this study aligned those standards with fairness practices, as documented in test manuals and on websites of 18 intelligence and achievement tests from different test publishers. A content analysis indicated that just under half of the fairness standards are frequently or occasionally practiced and those occurrences differed somewhat across tests but did not differ between intelligence and achievement tests or across publishers. To inform and encourage improvements in the future practice of the fairness standards, an evaluative framework along with example practices and related methodological scholarship is discussed.