Cultural Differences on WISC-R Verbal Items.

Sandoval, Jonathan; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ279152

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Publication Date: 1983

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Cultural Differences on WISC-R Verbal Items.

Sandoval, Jonathan; And Others

Journal of School Psychology, v21 n1 p49-55 Spr 1983

Item difficulty patterns of four groups of nonreferred, average children (ages 7 1/2 and l0 1/2)--Anglos, Blacks, Chicanos and Bermudians--were compared on each of the verbal subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised. Item difficulty curves were remarkably parallel. (Author/HLM)

Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Black Youth, Cultural Differences, Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Intelligence Tests, Mexican Americans, Minority Group Children, Racial Differences, Test Items

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Bermuda

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

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