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Harker, R. K. – New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 1978
A study of two separate models which implicitly explain the underachievement of Maori pupils indicates that there is a generalized (or generalizing) factor affecting the performance of Maori children as a whole despite environmental differences. These environmental differences have a relatively strong effect on Pakeha children. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Environmental Influences
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Buriel, Raymond – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1978
Three measures of field dependence were used to determine whether: (1) Mexican American students are more field dependent than Anglo Americans; (2) intercorrelations between the tests are significant and comparable for both cultures; and (3) field dependence significantly affects academic performance. These assumptions were generally not…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anglo Americans, Cognitive Style, Cross Cultural Studies
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Clark, Lesley A.; Halford, Graeme S. – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1983
Urban and rural Aboriginal- and Anglo-Australian children were tested for reading and math achievement, for nonverbal psychometric test intelligence, and for three cognitive styles. Psychometric intelligence was clearly a more powerful predictor of the effects of culture and location on school achievement than was cognitive style. (Author/CMG)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Rosenbach, John H. – 1979
Since their beginning, intelligence tests have favored the higher social classes. Despite federal mandates to the contrary, bias in assessment is likely to remain a problem. Claims of test bias can be categorized as popular (naive); clinical (intuitive); statistical (predictive); and psychometric (construct and content). A literature review has…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude Tests, Cultural Differences, Culture Fair Tests