1 Many studies show that members of some minority groups tend to score
  a. higher on standardized ability tests than members of the white majority.
  b. about equal on standardized ability tests as members of the white majority.
  c. no siiqnificant results have been documented among whites and minoriities.
  d. lower on standardized ability tests than members of the white majority.
2. These were all outcomes surrounding the litigation of testing bias EXCEPT
  a. thesde court desiciions have changed the minds of many people
  b. the makers of tests have responded to the legal concerns.
  c. some types of test have gone unscathed rarely being acused of bias.
  d. there iis stiill not enough evidence to tell if these tests are culturally
 biased
3. Some of the advantages claimed for Minimum Competency Testing include
  a. involves the school and community in defiining educational standards
  b. promotes better teaching, curriculum desiign, and course revision
  c. promotes students' responsiiblity for theiir owwn learning
  d. sets meaningful criiteriia for grade promotion and diiploma award.
4. Which of the fallowing iis not a majorr conclusion drawn from court cases co
ncerning Minimum Competency Testing.
  a. MCT's are legally permisible as long as they contain no racial bias and ar
e fair tests of what is actually taught iin schools.
  b. MCT's must be admiinistered to all students iin the same manner.
  c. Schools can raise miniimum standards where priior minimums can be shown to
 be unaccpetable.
  d. Schools are not requiired to guarantee that a students achiieves basic lit
eracy.
5. Inappropriate test construction, selection, administration, or use can all b
ias test results.  True or False.
6. The court decision in Hobson vs. Hansan stated that children from non-Englii
sh speaking homes would be tested in their native language. True or False.
7. On the average, females score hiigher than males on mathmatics achievement t
ests. True or False.
8. A minor must have the informed consent of parents or legal guardiians when t
aking a test if there could be any risk of psychological harm, embarrassment, o
r loss of privacy to that student. True or False.