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Download full textMessick, Samuel; Anderson, Scarvia – 1970
Recent harsh criticisms that educational and psychological tests are unfair and inadequate measures of the capabilities of minority, poverty, and other educationally alienated groups are discussed. The authors suggest that there are two main issues, the first scientific, the second ethical: (1) Is a test a valid measure of the characteristics it…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Culture Fair Tests, Disadvantaged Youth, Individual Development
Peer reviewedWhite, David M. – Harvard Civil Rights - Civil Liberties Law Review, 1979
The theory of culturally biased test scores is discussed, in terms of both the Bakke case and the theory's broader societal implications. Literature addressing the problem of test bias is reviewed. Remedies for predictive invalidity are proposed. The importance of thorough documentation in court litigation concerning this issue is stressed.…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, Court Litigation, Court Role
Wijnstra, Johan M. – 1984
This paper presents preliminary results regarding the predictive validity of learning potential tests administered in an exploratory study in Rotterdam (Holland) concerning the referral of minority students to special education. The central question of the study was why some students of Surinamese, Turkish, and Moroccan origin were placed in…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Ethnic Groups
Owen, K. – 1989
This study was undertaken to shed light on problems concerning the construction and use of a common test battery for various South African population groups. Specifically, the psychometric suitability for use with Indian and Black pupils, of the Junior Aptitude Tests (JAT), which were standardized for White pupils in Standard 7 was studied. The…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Black Students, Comparative Analysis, Construct Validity
Ratteray, Joan D. – 1974
Numerous strategies have been used throughout the years to test cultural groups. This paper grew out of the need to find and use standardized tests that would depict accurately the performance of various cultural groups in America. In order to make judgments about performance, it is wise to examine the theoretical structure from which most of the…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cultural Differences, Culture Fair Tests
Peer reviewedHeger, Herbert K.; Engelhardt, Jon M. – Teacher Education and Practice, 1991
Describes the development of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) tests which predict student success in mathematics on the Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) and readiness for college mathematics. Institutions wishing to expand ethnic diversity in teacher education must help minority students prepare for tests like the TASP. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Basic Skills, College Bound Students
