Westside Elementary School received a number of applications for a teaching position.The school wanted to increase its staff diversity, who are mostly white females.The top two applicants were both white females, but a Hispanic female and an African-American male were almost ranked as highly with very little difference in their scores.The school decided to hire the Hispanic applicant.They were making their selection decision based on _____.
A) banding
B) alternate-form reliability
C) construct validity
D) screening
E) discriminatory testing

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The school was using banding in their selection process, which means they were grouping applicants into different categories and then selecting from within those categories. In this case, the school was looking to increase diversity in their staff and so they may have created bands based on race/ethnicity, gender, or other factors important for diversity. By selecting the top-ranked applicant from an underrepresented group (Hispanic), they were able to increase the diversity of their staff.

Westside Elementary School Received a Number of Applications for a Teaching