The "superstandard" rears its ugly head in SAT test.
Form: Selected Annotated Bibliography on The SAT: Bias and Misuse
Hoover, M. R., Politzer, R. L., & Taylor, O. Bias in Reading Tests for Black Language Speakers: A Sociolinguistic Perspective. In A. G. Hillard III (Ed.), Testing African American Students: Special Re-Issue of The Negro Educational Review. Morristown, NJ: Aaron Press, 1991.
"Addresses biases in language and reading tests for speakers of Black English and members of other socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic groups. Biases include use of an elaborate, stylized “superstandard” English, rather than simple, basic language in questions and instructions, and
“lexical” bias which disadvantages students unfamiliar with certain words because of class, geographical or interpretation differences from the norm expected by the test. Both types of bias cause a student’s abilities to be measured inaccurately."
Form: Selected Annotated Bibliography on The SAT: Bias and Misuse
Hoover, M. R., Politzer, R. L., & Taylor, O. Bias in Reading Tests for Black Language Speakers: A Sociolinguistic Perspective. In A. G. Hillard III (Ed.), Testing African American Students: Special Re-Issue of The Negro Educational Review. Morristown, NJ: Aaron Press, 1991.
"Addresses biases in language and reading tests for speakers of Black English and members of other socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic groups. Biases include use of an elaborate, stylized “superstandard” English, rather than simple, basic language in questions and instructions, and
“lexical” bias which disadvantages students unfamiliar with certain words because of class, geographical or interpretation differences from the norm expected by the test. Both types of bias cause a student’s abilities to be measured inaccurately."