In one study on content bias in elementary reading tests, groups of experts were able to inspect the test and eliminate items that were potentially biased toward the majority group. How did this affect the differences between scores obtained by groups of majority and minority students?
A)Differences were eliminated.
B)Differences became greater.
C)It had little or no effect.
D)Minority students scored better than majority students.

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The process of experts inspecting tests and eliminating potentially biased items often results in little or no effect on the differences between scores obtained by groups of majority and minority students. This is because the root causes of the score differences often lie deeper than just the content of specific test items, involving complex factors like educational access, socioeconomic status, and cultural differences in test preparation and test-taking strategies.

In One Study on Content Bias in Elementary Reading Tests