The action or practice of ranking examination candidates, job applicants, etc., solely in comparison with members of their own racial or ethnic group, in order to ensure that a certain proportion of each group is successful.
Origin
1980s; earliest use found in Journal Vocational Behavior.
Definition of race norming in US English:
race norming
noun
US
The action or practice of ranking examination candidates, job applicants, etc., solely in comparison with members of their own racial or ethnic group, in order to ensure that a certain proportion of each group is successful.
Origin
1980s; earliest use found in Journal Vocational Behavior.