Implications for Social Policy of Variability in Racial Groups' Test Scores: How Cut Scores on Tests of Cognitive Abilities, Knowledge, or Skills Matter

American Psychologist

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 721-739

  Helms, Janet E ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

adverse impact; affirmative action; fairness; racial group differences; validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; NEGRO; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; APTITUDE; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CAREER MOBILITY; CHILD; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC POLICY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56849119642     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.63.8.721     Document Type: Article

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