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Peer reviewedJudd, Barbara; Judd, Ben, Jr. – School Psychology Review, 1981
The Jastak System of obtaining scores on "personality" dimensions is currently widely promoted. It is shown to be totally spurious, based on hereditarian doctrines long in disrepute, and dangerous in use. The promotional techniques used are also described. (Author)
Descriptors: Advertising, Heredity, Intelligence Tests, Psychological Testing
Peer reviewedValdez, R. Stephen; Valdez, Cheryl – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1983
The predictive relationship between the WISC-R and the PIAT and WRAT scores of 125 Mexican-Americans and 125 non-minority students (K-8) was analyzed using four methods. Conventional methods were found to be insensitive to and inappropriate for the detection of predictive bias. An alternative means of detecting predictive bias is proposed.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Intelligence Tests, Mexican Americans
