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The WISC-R and Evidence of Item Bias for Native-American Navajos.
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Mishra, Shitala P. – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Investigated cultural bias in 79 items of three verbal tests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R). Administered three subtests to 40 Anglo- and 40 Native-American Navajo subjects. Results indicated 15 of 79 items (information, similarities, and vocabulary subtests) were biased against the Navajo sample. (Author)
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Children, Comparative Analysis, Culture Fair Tests
Factor Analysis of the McCarthy Scales for Groups of White and Mexican-American Children.
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Mishra, Shitala P. – Journal of School Psychology, 1981
Found that the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities factor structure was highly similar for Anglo and Mexican American children. Factors emerging for Anglos and Mexican Americans were consistent with scales constituting the McCarthy Scales. Suggests additional research is needed to increase the generalizability of results for subjects with…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Culture Fair Tests, Elementary Education
Judgments of Item Bias in the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities.
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Murray, Anne M.; Mishra, Shitala P. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1983
A study investigated cultural bias in the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities, using 50 Anglo and 50 Mexican American University of Arizona education graduate students to rate all 46 verbal items. Results showed significant differences in the group ratings of 16 items on the opportunity-to-learn dimension. (MH)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Anglo Americans, Cultural Differences, Culture Fair Tests