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Peer reviewedDiaz, Joseph O. Prewitt – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1988
Responds to Dunn's paper on Hispanic-Anglo differences in IQ scores. Comments on Dunn's translation of Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised into Castilian Spanish, and concludes this version is inappropriate for mainland Puerto Rican and Mexican-American children due to improper translation and validation methods. Contains 27 references.…
Descriptors: Children, Intelligence Differences, Intelligence Tests, Mexican Americans
Peer reviewedMercer, Jane R. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1988
Responds to Dunn's monograph on Hispanic-Anglo differences in IQ scores. Reviews studies of between-group variance in IQ scores for Blacks, Anglos, and Hispanics; concludes that sociocultural factors are major contributors to such variance. Presents an IQ assessment system that develops sociocultural norms via multiple regression. Contains 24…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Blacks, Children, Cultural Influences
Dunn, Lloyd M. – 1988
A review of research on the cognitive, linguistic, and scholastic development of mainland Hispanic-American children paints a dismal overall picture. Hispanics are the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, 11% of the population in 1986; about 75% have Mexican ancestry. Less than half of Latin adults speak English well enough for the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism
