Origins of Intelligence Testing
Who was the French psychologist that developed one of the first intelligence tests in 1905?
Who is Alfred Binet?
What is “testing bias”?
What is a systematic disadvantage in tests that affects certain groups unfairly?
What type of educational tool helps students feel the effects of bias in testing?
What is a simulation or testing bias game?
What type of bias happens when a question is based on unfamiliar cultural knowledge?
Cultural bias
What is one basic change test makers can implement to reduce cultural bias in test questions?
: What is reviewing questions for culturally specific references?
What was the original purpose of the Binet-Simon Scale?
What is to identify students who needed special education support?
Which decade saw civil rights activists and scholars begin major critiques of IQ testing in schools?
What is the 1960s?
In the game Barnga, why can players not speak, and how does this relate to bias?
What is to simulate cultural miscommunication and hidden rules, like in biased tests?
How can language bias affect English Language Learners on standardized tests?
What is by making comprehension difficult, not due to lack of ability, but language barriers?
What is one way schools and organizations try to reduce socioeconomic bias in testing?
What is providing free test prep resources and fee waivers?
Which U.S. adaptation of Binet’s test became widely used and often criticized for cultural bias?
What is the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test?
Why have some courts ruled that standardized tests are discriminatory?
What is because they contain content and scoring practices that disadvantage certain racial or cultural groups?
What kind of test features questions using African American cultural references to show bias?
(Black Intelligence Test of Cultural Homogeneity)
What is “stereotype threat”?
What is the fear of confirming a negative stereotype, which can hurt performance?
How have some colleges addressed the equity issues in admissions tests like the SAT and ACT?
What is by adopting test-optional or test-blind admissions policies?
Why did Binet warn against using his test to label someone’s innate intelligence?
What is because he believed intelligence was not fixed and tests should support, not define, individuals?
What famous test created in 1972 exposed racial bias by flipping cultural assumptions in testing
(Black Intelligence Test of Cultural Homogeneity)
How are modern teachers using platforms like Kahoot or Nearpod to address test bias?
What is by creating interactive quizzes that simulate unfair testing environments?
Give an example of a test question that might favor middle-class white students over others.
What is “Who is the president of the United States?
What type of inclusive testing design ensures questions can be understood by students of various linguistic and cultural backgrounds?
What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?
How did early IQ tests disadvantage immigrant and minority children in the U.S.?
What is by using language, cultural references, and assumptions unfamiliar to them, making them seem less capable?
What was one result of legal and activist pressure on standardized testing practices?
Introduction of more culturally responsive tests and accommodations for English Language Learners?
Why are escape-room style games useful for teaching about systemic bias in assessments?
They immerse players in challenges where hidden disadvantages mirror real-world inequalities?
How can socioeconomic bias appear in testing beyond the test content itself?
What is unequal access to test prep, books, or quiet places to study?
What should be done in the future to address psychological bias such as stereotype threat?
What is training educators and proctors to create affirming, low-pressure testing environments?