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Siegel, Linda S. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1995
Responds to "The Bell Curve" by arguing that IQ is merely a statistical fiction, an artificial construct not corresponding to any real entity. Discusses the "seductive statistical trap of factor analysis" as it relates to IQ tests, multiple intelligences, content and bias of IQ tests, lack of validity of IQ tests for individual…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Factor Analysis, Individual Differences, Intelligence
Grubb, Henry J. – 1984
The purpose of this study is to examine the role of the cultural distance hypothesis in determining group differences on intelligence and performance scales in Black and White subjects. This view, the Cultural-Distance Approach, briefly stated is that a sub-culture's distance from the major culture, on which test questions of a test are based and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Intelligence Quotient
Alford, David W. – 1984
The controversies surrounding the use of intelligence quotient (IQ) tests with children are summarized. This article discusses what intelligence is and how intelligence is measured. It also examines factors which can affect measurement, including examiner training or bias, examinee age, misinterpretation of test scores, and poor tests. The…
Descriptors: Culture Fair Tests, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)