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We constantly hear that testing is unfair. It is. For multiple choice tests, the list of whys is endless, but there are other unfair practices that widen the gap between good and poor1 students. In some way, the practice of testing of almost every student type is unfair by its very nature.
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Allen, G.D. (2017). Unfairness in Testing – Mathematics and Simulations. In: Allen, G.D., Ross, A. (eds) Pedagogy and Content in Middle and High School Mathematics. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-137-7_36
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