Culturally Competent Assessment: More Than Nonbiased Tests

The persistent and unresolved issue of minority disproportionately in special education provides a strong rationale for ensuring the assessment is culturally appropriate and sensitive. A failure to take differential educational opportunity into account when considering minority test performance may...

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Published in:Journal of child and family studies 2002-03, Vol.11 (1), p.61-78
Main Authors: Skiba, Russell J, Knesting, Kimberly, Bush, Lakeisha D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Bias
Black American people
Cultural competence
Educational evaluation
Educational Opportunities
Educational tests
Family studies
Inequality
Racism
Social history
Social problems
Special education
Standardized Tests
Testing
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Summary:The persistent and unresolved issue of minority disproportionately in special education provides a strong rationale for ensuring the assessment is culturally appropriate and sensitive. A failure to take differential educational opportunity into account when considering minority test performance may lead to serious errors of test score interpretation.
ISSN:1062-1024
1573-2843
DOI:10.1023/A:1014767511894