HOW DO TEST PUBLISHERS ENSURE THAT TESTS ARE FAIR?
Naturally, the first step is to instruct the people developing a test to avoid questions or content that appear unfair, stereotypical or biased toward any group that might take the test. Another step is to have a panel of experts review the questions for potential bias. Such a panel would include members of various groups that might be affected by bias in the tests results. Then, before it is published, the test may be given to individuals from different groups to see how well they perform. The data are evaluated to verify the work of the panel of experts, checking whether the test questions unfairly favor one group or other and whether the test predicts outcomes equally well for different groups. Test materials that do not pass these reviews are removed.
