Culturally competent assessment: more than nonbiased tests.

The persistent and unresolved issue of minority disproportionality in special education provides a strong rationale for ensuring that assessment is culturally appropriate and sensitive. An extensive literature on test bias has failed to find evidence of bias sufficient to fully explain disproportion...

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Published in:	Journal of Child & Family Studies Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 61 - 79
Main Authors:	Skiba, Russell J., Knesting, Kimberly, Bush, Lakeisha D.
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Science & Business Media B.V. March 2002
Subjects:	Special education Discrimination in education Educational tests & measurements Education of minorities United States
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost