Evaluating Assessment Tools for Biases Gender-biased language and content of test items can inaccurately assess women's aptitudes and interests. Consequently, her score may be negatively affected. The bias can take many forms including: Underrepresentation of female characters in word problems and reading comprehension passages Usage of the pronoun "he" as a gender-neutral pronoun Examples that rely on "male-oriented" activities, such as sports GATB's "tool-matching" test which depicts objects resembling things found in workshops, with which many women lack experience The following organizations study the evaluation of standardized tests and the development of unbiased tests: The Consortium for Equity in Standards and Testing (CTEST) http://www.csteep.bc.edu/ctest FairTest: National Center for Fair & Open Testing http://www.fairtest.org/     | Home | Contact | Search/Sitemap | User Guides | Events | Internet Guide | Email Lists | Copyright © 1998, Wider Opportunities for Women, All Rights Reserved.