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To: NormsRevenge
test bias

You can stop reading right there. Tests cannot be biased, although the teacher can. Test bias is a complete oxymoron. The student either knows the material or they do not.

It is possible for the grader to be biased on certain types of tests (essay tests, for instance) but in a multiple choice or fill-in-the-blank test, as standardized tests typically are, bias is impossible. The student either knows the material or they do not. If they do not, they fail. If they do, they pass. It's pretty simple.

10 posted on 05/04/2009 9:43:44 AM PDT by Terabitten (Vets wrote a blank check, payable to the Constitution, for an amount up to and including their life.)
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To: Terabitten

Ah, you obviously do not understand the need for empathy for the student that was:
not loved enough.
loved too much.
poor.
born to immigrant parents.
in a divorced family.
other:__________________________________

PICK ONE! /sarc


12 posted on 05/04/2009 9:52:10 AM PDT by ExTxMarine (For whatsoe'ver their sufferings were before; that change they covet makes them suffer more. -Dryden)
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