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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
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
Download full textRueda, Robert; And Others – 1985
The study examined performance of limited-English proficient Hispanic students on a battery of psychometric instruments designed to appropriately assess linguistic minority students. Subjects consisted of three groups: 44 nonhandicapped, 45 learning-disabled, and 39 mildly mentally retarded elementary-level students. Instruments included the…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Measurement, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education
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
Rodriguez, Richard F. – 1989
Biased assessment instruments and practices can lead to over-representation of minority children in special education classes. This paper analyzes the amount of variance in Mexican-American achievement test scores attributable to sociocultural factors. Fifty learning disabled Mexican-American elementary school students completed the Peabody…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Cultural Influences, Educational Diagnosis
