MODULE 3.4
TEST BIAS
Objectives
- Recognize and explain different sources of bias.
- Apply knowledge of test bias to improve gifted identification systems.
Learning Tasks
- Watch Goal 3 Module 4 Part I Video
- Watch Goal 3 Module 4 Part II Video
- Complete Goal 3 Module 4 Application Activity (recommended)
- Read Goal 3 Module 4 Additional Resources (recommended)
GOAL 3 MODULE 4 PART I
Watch the following video over Test Bias Part I.
GOAL 3 MODULE 4 PART II
Watch the following video over Test Bias Part II.
Goal 3 Module 4 Application Activity
Take action: Reflect on your identification process.
Think back on the takeaways from Woo et al. (2023) and consider YOUR identification system:
- What constructs matter in your system?
- How are these constructs developed in the program?
- What assessments are used?
- How reliable are the assessments?
- Do you heavily rely on recommendations or other subjectively scored assessments?
- How are assessments used in your identification process?
Goal 3 Module 4 Additional Resources
Johnson J. L., & Gesinger, K. F. (Eds.). Fairness in educational and psychological testing: Examining theoretical, research, practices, and policy implications of the 2014 standards. American Educational Research Association.
Kuncel, N. R., & Worrell, F. C. (2023). What was not said and what to do about it. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 18(1), 48–53. https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916221100461
Popham, W. J. (2012). Assessment bias: How to banish it (2nd ed.). Pearson.
Warne, R. T., Anderson, B., & Johnson, A. O. (2013). The impact of race and ethnicity on the identification process for giftedness in Utah. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 36(4), 487-508. http://doi.org/10.1177/0162353213506065
Woo, S. E., LeBreton, J., Keith, M., & Tay, L. (2020, August 18). Bias, Fairness, and Validity in Graduate Admissions: A Psychometric Perspective. PsyArXiv Preprints. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/w5d7r
Worrell F. C., & Dixson D. D. (2018). Recruiting and retaining underrepresented gifted students. In S. I. Pfeiffer (Ed.), Handbook of giftedness in children (2nd ed., pp. 209–226). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77004-8_13
NEXT STEPS
After completing this module, you'll proceed to Module 5: Combination Rules & Two Phase Systems.
This work was supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education (award number S206A200007 – 21) as part of the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Program. The contributors to this site include Kiana Johnson, Lindsay Lee, Matt Makel, Matthew McBee, Betsy McCoach, Scott Peters, & Tamra Stambaugh.