Descriptor
| Intelligence Tests | 5 |
| Test Bias | 5 |
| Testing Programs | 5 |
| Culture Fair Tests | 3 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 3 |
| Exceptional Persons | 3 |
| Test Reviews | 3 |
| Educational Testing | 2 |
| Student Evaluation | 2 |
| Test Interpretation | 2 |
| Testing Problems | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| System of Multicultural… | 3 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Dyer, Henry S. – NJEA Review, 1973
Retired vice-president of Educational Testing Service asserts that chances for tests being misused are greater than ever. Speech delivered at ETS's Invitational Conference on Testing Problems on October 28, 1972, in New York, New York. (DS)
Descriptors: Group Testing, Intelligence Tests, Measurement Techniques, Test Bias
Peer reviewedFigueroa, Richard A. – School Psychology Digest, 1979
The System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA) is an assessment system compatible with Public Law 92-142. A general description of SOMPA is provided. (JKS)
Descriptors: Culture Fair Tests, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Peer reviewedBrown, Fred – School Psychology Digest, 1979
A critical review of the psychometric properties of the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA) model for student assessment is presented. The review criticizes the lack of validity of some of the measures but praises the goals of the system. (JKS)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Culture Fair Tests, Educational Testing, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedGoodman, Joan F. – School Psychology Digest, 1979
A critical view of the underlying theoretical rationale of the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA) model for student assessment is presented. The critique is extensive and questions the basic assumptions of the model. (JKS)
Descriptors: Culture Fair Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Persons, Intelligence Tests
Download full textNational Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1975
The National Education Association (NEA) Task Force on Testing's position statement on educational and psychological testing, originally presented at the 1973 Representative Assembly of NEA, is reinforced for the 1975 assembly. In summary, the task force believes that the major use of tests should be to improve instruction--to diagnose learning…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Achievement Tests, Court Litigation, Disadvantaged
