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Reducing bias in language assessment: processing-dependent measures

T Campbell1, C Dollaghan, H Needleman

  • 1Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA. kelsey@vms.cis.pitt.edu

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR
|June 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Processing-dependent language measures show promise for unbiased assessment. These tests minimize bias from prior knowledge, helping differentiate language disorders from differences in children.

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Area of Science:

  • Psycholinguistics
  • Educational Psychology
  • Language Acquisition

Background:

  • Bias in language assessment can stem from prior knowledge and experience.
  • Traditional knowledge-dependent tests may disadvantage minority groups.
  • Need for unbiased measures to accurately assess language abilities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate processing-dependent language measures for bias.
  • To determine if processing-dependent measures can differentiate language disorders from differences.
  • To compare performance on processing-dependent versus knowledge-dependent tests.

Main Methods:

  • 156 school-age boys participated.
  • Three processing-dependent language measures were administered.
  • One knowledge-dependent language test was administered.

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Main Results:

  • Minority subjects scored lower on knowledge-dependent tests.
  • No significant differences were found between groups on processing-dependent measures.
  • Processing-dependent measures showed potential for unbiased assessment.

Conclusions:

  • Processing-dependent measures are promising for reducing bias in language assessment.
  • These measures can help distinguish language disorders from language differences.
  • Further research is warranted to validate these findings.