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Download full textJensen, Arthur R. – 1972
Contrary to popular opinion, it is very difficult to find any objective evidence of culture bias that could account for social class and racial differences in performance on current standard tests of intelligence, even those like the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT), which give the appearance of being highly culture-loaded. They may be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Influences, Educational Diagnosis, Factor Analysis
Hill, Richard K. – 1979
Four problems faced by the staff of the California Assessment Program (CAP) were solved by applying Rasch scaling techniques: (1) item cultural bias in the Entry Level Test (ELT) given to all first grade pupils; (2) nonlinear regression analysis of the third grade Reading Test scores; (3) comparison of school growth from grades two to three, using…
Descriptors: Black Students, Cultural Differences, Data Analysis, Difficulty Level
