Based on the findings by Jencks and Phillips (1998) and based on data analyzed in the Charleston County study, it may be hypothesized that the test score gap by race is as much a function of the test and its construction as it is a function of characteristics of the test takers, including their psychological adaptations and environmental experiences.”

THE CONTEXTUAL EFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT TEST SCORES BY RACE

Based on the findings by Jencks and Phillips (1998) and based on data analyzed in the Charleston County study, it may be hypothesized that the test score gap by race is as much a function of the test and its construction as it is a function of characteristics of the test takers, including their psychological adaptations and environmental experiences.”