Are Standardized Tests Fair? Results from a Survey Experiment Measuring the Effect of a Racial Frame on Public Attitudes About College Admissions Decisions

• In Event: Attitudes Toward Race and Social Policy

Brief Overview

A survey experiment finds respondents are more likely to assess the use of standardized tests to make college admissions decision as fair when candidates disadvantaged by such tests are described by racial identities rather than generically.

Author

• Peter Hanson, Grinnell College