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Peer reviewedBrooks, Benjamin L.; Hosie, Thomas W. – Counselor Education and Supervision, 1984
Focuses on the interpretation of the Sociocultural Scales and Estimated Learning Potential scales of the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment by counselors making placement decisions. Presents case examples illustrating assumptions counselors must make and controversial aspects of the system. (JAC)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Culture Fair Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis
Peer reviewedJirsa, James E. – Journal of School Psychology, 1983
Examines the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA) in terms of the multicultural model, philosophical basis, and environments in which any assessment strategy must function. Concludes that multiple normal distributions are not justified based on variance accounted for in WISC-R (Wechsler Intellegence Scale for Children-Revised)…
Descriptors: Bias, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education
