Language Dialect, Age, and Intelligence-Test Performance in Disadvantaged Black Children.

Quay, Lorene C.

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Language Dialect, Age, and Intelligence-Test Performance in Disadvantaged Black Children

Quay, Lorene C.

Child Development, 45, 2, 463-468, Jun 74

The Stanford-Binet intelligence test was administered by 104 third- and sixth-grade, disadvantaged black children in Negro non-standard dialect and in standard English. Younger children performed better than older children. No significant differences were found between dialect and standard-English test administrations. (ST)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Dialects, Comprehension, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary School Students, Intellectual Development, Blacks, Nonstandard Dialects, Test Bias

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale

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