Reducing bias in language assessment: Processing-dependent measures

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 519-525

  Campbell, Thomas ^a   Dollaghan, Chris ^b   Needleman, Herbert ^b   Janosky, Janine ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Language assessment; Language processing assessment; Minority language assessment; Test bias

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MINORITY GROUP; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030849799     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/jslhr.4003.519     Document Type: Article

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