Chapter 19: Test Bias
19-1.
Discuss some of the current controversies surrounding the use of intelligence tests.
19-2.
Give arguments for and against the belief that the content of standardized tests is biased in favor of
white, middle-class children.
19-3.
Explain how criterion-related validity studies, which review the slopes and intercepts of regression
lines, are used in the study of test bias.
19-4.
Discuss some of the problems with popular tests such as the Chitling Test and the BITCH.
19-5.
List the components of the SOMPA and some of its advantages and disadvantages.
19-6.
Describe how different social, political, and ethical viewpoints are represented by different
definitions of test fairness.
19-7.
Discuss some of the opportunities for developing improved predictors for minority group
members.
19-8.
Describe some of the problems with the criteria commonly used to evaluate standardized tests.
19-9.
Describe how one can use differences in test scores to justify efforts to change the social
environment.
19-10.
Using the information from this chapter and other sources, write an essay for or against the use of
standardized tests for minority children.