Overlooking Japanese internment camps during World War II is an example of which form of bias?
a. invisibility and omission
b. imbalance and selectivity
c. unreality
d. cosmetic bias
Ans: C
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How do teachers use the information they collect?
What will be an ideal response?
Maggie finds a test that measures reading ability and plans to give it to her students to help her sort them into reading groups. However, when she looks closer at the test, she finds that its focus is really on spelling. This test has ______.
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