Mr. J., a 40-year-old recent immigrant to the United States, comes from a working-class background and is just learning to speak English. He applies for a job and is given a test. His score is compared to others who have taken the test, mostly young college graduates whose native language is English. Mr. J. thinks this is unfair. In fact, this is an issue of __________.

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Standardization refers to the process of ensuring that a test is administered and scored in the same way for all test takers, regardless of their background or circumstances. In this case, the test was not standardized because it was not administered and scored in the same way for Mr. J. as it was for the other test takers. This could have resulted in Mr. J.'s score being unfairly compared to the scores of the other test takers.

Mr J, a 40-Year-Old Recent Immigrant to the United States, Comes