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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
Paretti, Joseph – 1975
The controversy over the use of standardized tests with minority-group children has generally ignored the issue of examiner race and sex factors on test performance. This study investigated the effects of the race and sex of a test examiner and the anxiety level of the subjects and their achievement test performance. Examiners (E) of different…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Anxiety, Examiners, Minority Group Children
Crawford, Bryce, Jr. – 1972
The GRE Board established the Research Program to investigate ways to improve the GRE and its overall operation. Approximately 30 projects have been undertaken and funded by the GRE Board; perhaps a third of these have been completed. These projects can be divided into three groups: (1) those dealing with product or process or marketing…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Performance Factors, Research Projects
Rivers, L. Wendell – Journal of Non-White Concerns in Personnel and Guidance, 1978
Presents a study of ways in which the PPVT may be modified to increase its sensitivity to culturally specific factors. The need for separate tests for Blacks and whites is not supported by data; rather more caution indicated in selecting to whom standardized tests should be administered. (Author)
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Black Students, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Download full textEducational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1973
The three papers provided here were presented at the GRE Board Research Seminar: (1) "Background, Purpose, and Scope of the GRE Board Research Program" by Bryce Crawford, Jr.; (2) "Predicting Success in Graduate Education" by Warren W. Willingham; and (3) "Research on Testing and the Minority Student" by Ronald L.…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Conference Reports, Graduate Study
