Do stereotypes, prejudices and/or grouping have an effect on standardized testing? Or vice versa?
Check out these sites for a variety of opinions.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2004-06-28-standardized-tests_x.htm
http://www.fairtest.org/whats-wrong-standardized-tests
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=35935
http://www.education.uiowa.edu/resources/tep/eportfolio/07p075folder/Standardized_testing.htm
Now -- what do you think?