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Discuss test bias as a reason for the disproportionately high numbers of Atrican-American and Hispanic students represented in the special educational classrooms.

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The solution discusses test bias and how it influences placement of learners in a learning program. African American and Hispanic students are the focus of the discussion.

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Test bias refers to the concept that aspects of testing material, such as language or terminology does not address all members of the group being tested equally. "In order to know what students have learned, we need to be sure that we are using assessment tools congruent with both cultural background and desired outcomes" (Kocher & O'Reilly, 2004). What this means is that ...

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