A comprehensive framework for evaluating hypotheses about cultural bias in educational testing

Applied Measurement in Education

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-132

  Banks, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 33646705630     PISSN: 08957347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324818ame1902_3     Document Type: Article

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