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Jensen, Arthur R. – 1981
The specificity doctrine, holds that psychometric tests measure nothing other than the specific bits of knowledge and learned skills reflected in the item content of the tests. This prevailing doctrine has influenced the interpretation of test scores and the conceptualization of test validity, as well as the practical use of tests in educational…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Correlation, Court Litigation, Intelligence Differences
Peer reviewedJensen, Arthur R. – Intelligence, 1977
Available from: Ablex Publishing Corporation, 355 Chestnut Street, Norwood, New Jersey 07648.
Descriptors: Adults, Blacks, Cultural Influences, Culture Fair Tests
Peer reviewedJensen, Arthur R. – Educational Research, 1971
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Blacks, Comparative Analysis
Download full textJensen, Arthur R. – 1973
The two-level theory of mental abilities posits two broad classes of ability: level I (learning and memory) and level II (the "g" factor of intelligence tests, reasoning, abstraction, and problem solving). Levels I and II are hypothesized to interact with SES and/or race such that: (l) SES differences are greater for level II than for I,…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Black Students, Cognitive Development, Intelligence Tests
