Neutraalsetest
Neutraalsetest is a concept in testing and evaluation that emphasizes neutrality, fairness, and the reduction of bias in assessment procedures. The term, found in several Nordic and Baltic language communities, combines a root meaning neutral with the word test to describe methodological approaches that aim to avoid privileging any outcome, group, or perspective.
In practice, neutraalsetest refer to design and analysis practices that promote neutrality across the stages of
Key principles commonly associated with neutraalsetest include:
- preregistration of research questions and analysis plans to prevent outcome-switching
- randomization or counterbalancing to control for order effects
- blinding of assessors or scorers to participants or hypotheses
- demographic balancing and careful sampling to ensure representative comparisons
- measurement invariance testing to verify that the test operates equivalently across groups
- transparent reporting and replication-friendly methodologies
Challenges include residual cultural or linguistic bias, limitations in achieving full measurement equivalence, and practical constraints