Paper 1 · Teaching Aptitude
Which of the following factors does not contribute to assessment bias?
AWhen the language of the test and the tester is different from the language of the students
BAnswers that support middle-class values
CAssessment procedures that are flexible and diverse to make disadvantaged students comfortable ✓ Correct
DAn objective test used for assessing the abstract reasoning of a student in a fixed way
Correct answer: (C) Assessment procedures that are flexible and diverse to make disadvantaged students comfortable — Flexible and diverse assessment procedures do not contribute to bias, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Flexible and diverse assessment procedures do not contribute to bias, so that is the answer.
★Assessment bias is anything that unfairly favours some students over others.
★Making the procedures flexible and diverse actually reduces bias by putting disadvantaged students at ease.
★A test in a language different from the students' own puts them at an unfair disadvantage, so it adds bias.
★Answers that reward only middle-class values favour one group and so create bias.
★A rigid objective test can also handicap some learners, so only flexible, diverse procedures do not contribute to bias.
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