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Psychological Assessment of Indochinese Refugees.
Minsky, Raphael – 1980
The premise that there are no valid and reliable psychological tests for use with Indochinese refugees is discussed. The history of the use of tests in the United States has been promulgated as being beneficial to the minority group members exposed to them without revealing their underlying discriminatory uses. Only the System of Multicultural…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Culture Fair Tests, Elementary Education, Indochinese
An Approach to Non-Discriminatory Assessment of Native Indian Children.
More, Arthur J.; Oldridge, Buff – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1980
The System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA) is presented as a means of reducing some of the cultural problems of current intelligence tests used with American Indian children. (Author/DLS)
Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Culture Fair Tests
Nondiscriminatory Assessment and the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA).
Fiscus, Edward D.; And Others – 1981
The paper describes the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA), a method of meeting the nondiscriminatory assessment requirements of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act). The need for nondiscriminatory assessment and types of nondiscriminatory tests (such as culture fair, culture specific, and Piagetian…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Use of SOMPA in Identification of Gifted African-American Children.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Matthew, Janice L.; And Others – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1992
Use of the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA) with minority disadvantaged children in an urban school district resulted in increased numbers of African-American students (grades two through five) being eligible for gifted programing. Comparison with African-American students selected by traditional means found similar levels of…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Black Students, Cognitive Development, Cultural Differences
SOMPA--A Symposium Continued: Commentaries.
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Clarizio, Harvey F. – School Psychology Digest, 1979
The administration of intelligence tests to various sociocultural groups is defended against charges that intelligence tests are discriminatory (TM 504 174). The author states that research has shown that intelligence tests are nondiscriminatory and comply with federal law, specifically Public Law 94-142. (MH)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Culture Fair Tests, Disability Discrimination, Educational Discrimination