Explored the relationship between the new Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) and the Revised Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT-R) Forms L and M for a sample of 30 predominantly Black Head Start children. The highest correlations occurred between the K-ABC Achievement Scale and the PPVT-R. (Author/NRB)

Findings suggest that caution should be used in interpreting results of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) with preschool rural Black children. (Authors/CJ)

This study of 105 low-income, urban, African-American preschool and kindergarten children found that the performance of most of the children on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised was more than one standard deviation below the mean. Findings indicated that the test was not appropriate for use with this population. (Author/JDD)

Using data from the same source as that employed in Herrnstein and Murray's book, "The Bell Curve," this study reexamined links between the test scores of mothers and children, paying close attention to what the scores measure and whether these measurements mean the same things for blacks and whites. The study replicated Herrnstein and…

The several statistical methods described for detecting test bias in terms of various internal features of a person's test performances and the test's construct validity can be applied to any groups in the population. But the evidence regarding groups other than U.S. blacks and whites is either lacking or is still too sketchy to permit any strong…

This study examined the performance of 59 at-risk, African-American preschoolers on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-III. Student scores were below those reported for the standardization sample, however, the performance spread resulted in a normal distribution of scores. Level of education of the primary caregiver influenced performance.…