Group Differences in the Value of Subscores: A Fairness Issue

The aim of this paper was to study fairness in testing by analyzing the quality of subscores for different groups of test takers. This is done by studying the value added ratio (VAR) for all subscores in the test, which here is a Swedish college admission test. Comparisons were made between test tak...

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Main Authors: Marcus Strömbäck Hjärne, Per-Erik Lyrén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Education
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feduc.2020.00055/full