The use of teacher made tests is to be preferred over standardised tests for assessing the performance of disadvantaged and deprived students because standardised tests

Options

A. they do not give a clear picture of a child's ability
B. they represent largely the mainstream culture and are therefore biased
C. their language is difficult to understand
D. the tests cannot be administered on large populations

Answer

B

Explanation

The standardised tests are unavoidably biased by social-class, ethic, regional and other cultural differences.