If one group of students performs better on an assessment instrument than another group for reasons unrelated to the characteristic being measured, then the instrument:
A)Clearly has low predictive validity
B)Is obviously not standardized
C)Probably has low reliability
D)May be culturally biased

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If one group performs better than another for reasons unrelated to the characteristic being measured, it suggests that something in the assessment may be culturally biased. This does not necessarily indicate low predictive validity or low reliability, and standardization may or may not be relevant.

If One Group of Students Performs Better on an Assessment