Is there a Cultural Bias in Standardized Tests? Part 2
I received an email about my prior post pointing out that standardized tests are culturally biased in part because they don’t include references to common phrases and terms found in non-white American cultures such American black culture. The example they gave was ‘jumping the broom’ a phrase that refers to the African-American tradition of a [...]
Is there a Cultural Bias in Standardized Tests? Part 1
I have read and heard many times that there is a cultural bias in standardized tests which affect how well black children do on such tests. Some examples given to clarify the bias include references to boats and yachts and other things the average African-American child does not have access to and therefore could not [...]
