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Download full textMacArthur, R.S. – 1966
Discussed are issues involved in testing the mental abilities of nonWestern, nonurban ethnic groups. Within this context the paper reviews conceptions of intelligence and intellectual potential, prediction under fixed and adaptive conditions, the question of environmental influences, and some formal test factors. Examples are drawn from African…
Descriptors: American Indians, Cultural Context, Culture Fair Tests, Environmental Influences
Schaffer, Marilyn C.; Loomis, Louise – 1980
Researchers have concluded that the continued debate over the heredity-environment issue concerning the nature of intelligence is nonproductive. Recent evidence demonstrates that intellectual abilities can be improved with practice. Heredity may determine upper limits of abilities within individuals, but there is considerable room left for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Cultural Context, Grade 9
