| Owner: |
Denis Dumas
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| Owner Email: |
denis.dumas@uga.edu
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| Paper Title: |
How Fair Is My Test? A Ratio Coefficient to Help Represent Consequential Validity (Poster 32)
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| Session Title: |
Research in Test Validity
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| Paper Type: |
Poster Presentation
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| Presentation Date: |
4/16/2023
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| Presentation Location: |
Chicago, IL
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| Descriptors: |
Social Justice, Testing, Validity/Reliability
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| Methodology: |
Quantitative
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| Author(s): |
Denis Dumas, University of Georgia; Yixiao Dong, University of Denver; Daniel McNeish, Arizona State University
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| Unit: |
SIG-Test Validity Research and Evaluation
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| Abstract: |
The degree to which test scores can support justified and fair decisions about demographically diverse participants has been an important aspect of educational and psychological testing. Here, we formulate a relatively simple-to-calculate ratio coefficient that is meant to capture how well the scores from a given test can predict a criterion free from the undue influence of student demographics. We posit three example calculations of this Consequential Validity Ratio (CVR): one where the CVR is quite strong, another where the CVR is more moderate, and a third where the CVR is weak.
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| DOI: |
https://doi.org/10.3102/2002351
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