Potential stereotype threat and face validity effects on cognitive-based test performance in the classroom

Educational Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-304

  Hollis Sawyer, Lisa A ^a   Sawyer Jr , Thomas P ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ELMHURST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Diversity; Stereotypes; Testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149188928     PISSN: 01443410     EISSN: 14695820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443410701532313     Document Type: Article

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