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Minsky, Raphael – 1980
The premise that there are no valid and reliable psychological tests for use with Indochinese refugees is discussed. The history of the use of tests in the United States has been promulgated as being beneficial to the minority group members exposed to them without revealing their underlying discriminatory uses. Only the System of Multicultural…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Culture Fair Tests, Elementary Education, Indochinese
Fiscus, Edward D.; And Others – 1981
The paper describes the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA), a method of meeting the nondiscriminatory assessment requirements of P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act). The need for nondiscriminatory assessment and types of nondiscriminatory tests (such as culture fair, culture specific, and Piagetian…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMatthew, Janice L.; And Others – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1992
Use of the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA) with minority disadvantaged children in an urban school district resulted in increased numbers of African-American students (grades two through five) being eligible for gifted programing. Comparison with African-American students selected by traditional means found similar levels of…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Black Students, Cognitive Development, Cultural Differences
