Bias in Language Assessment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23728558 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine Elder (0000-0002-3808-2895, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-6 |
| Publication date | 2026-04-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal1198 |
| OpenAlex | W1539776191 |
| ISBN | 9781405198431 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 16 |
The study of bias in language assessment (as in other areas of educational measurement) is bound up with notions of fairness or disadvantage affecting particular groups of test takers.
Linguistics · Natural language processing · Computer Science · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Philosophy · Psychometric Methodologies and Testing · Student Assessment and Feedback
Assessing Writing
Three Generations of DIF Analyses
What does test bias have to do with fairness
Linguistic sources of item bias for second generation immigrants in Dutch tests
An investigation into native and non-native teachers' judgments of oral English performance
DIF for examinees with different academic backgrounds
Test fairness
The effect of rater variables in the development of an occupation-specific language performance test
Examining the relationship between differential item functioning and differential test functioning
Investigating the effectiveness of individualized feedback to rating behavior — a longitudinal study
A confirmatory approach to differential item functioning on an ESL reading assessment
Linguistic and cultural bias in language proficiency tests
Detecting DIF across the different language groups in a speaking test
How do we go about investigating test fairness
Language testing
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |