Stereotype threat and measurement invariance 1 Running head: STEREOTYPE THREAT AND MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE Stereotype Threat and Group Differences in Test Performance: A Question of Measurement Invariance
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Studies into the effects of stereotype threat (ST) on test performance have shed new light on race and sex differences in achievement and intelligence test scores. This article relates ST theory to the psychometric concept of measurement invariance, and shows that ST effects may be viewed as a source of measurement bias. As such, ST effects are detectable by means of multi-group confirmatory factor analysis. This enables research into the generalizability of ST effects to real-life or high-stakes testing. The modeling approach is described in detail, and applied to three experiments in which the amount of ST for minorities and women was manipulated. Results indicated that ST results in measurement bias of intelligence and mathematics tests.
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Stereotype threat and group differences in test performance: a question of measurement invariance.
Studies into the effects of stereotype threat (ST) on test performance have shed new light on race and sex differences in achievement and intelligence test scores. In this article, the authors relate ST theory to the psychometric concept of measurement invariance and show that ST effects may be viewed as a source of measurement bias. As such, ST effects are detectable by means of multi-group co...
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