The purpose of this research was to determine whether unfair test discrimination was occurring for yet another employee population - one which might be described as culturally disadvantaged, and to examine the evidence for test bias using multiple regression procedures. (Author/RK)

Translated and noverbal tests are discussed as techniques for measuring intelligence and language differences in the Chicano child. (NQ)

There is more than one reasonable definition of test fairness and these definitions are in conflict; alternate formulations are discussed here. (JB)

The premature acceptance and application of the research results of the study of Equality of Educational Opportunity may go down in educational history as a costly error. (Author)

Two problems in the investigation of predictive bias in tests, the effect of unreliability of the predictors, and the effect of excluding a predictor from the regression equation on which there are preexisting group differences, are discussed. (Author)

The methodology suggested in this paper employs a selection rule for identifying group members that generates groups that have a range of achievement within groups but equal distribution of raw scores between. (Author/BW)

Three major areas (response mode, methods of presentation, and content) in which standardized assessment instruments can be modified to obtain objective information about the present abilities and/or future potential of severely handicapped students are discussed. (Author/SB)

Reviews Arthur Jensen's "Bias in Mental Testing" in terms of its implications for racial genetic inferiority, and offers alternate explanations for racial differences in testing based on data from studies on Black socialization and cultural differences in child rearing. (CM)

Examines the legal issues concerning (1) cultural bias in educational tests; (2) the validity of employment tests; and (3) the disclosure of test materials. Discusses the legal interpretations of psychometric concepts that have arisen from recent litigation. (Author/GC)

Suggests that psychological and educational testing of members of linguistic minority groups should take into account the diverse social, political, and economic realities moderated by educational opportunities, which in turn are closely linked to standardized testing. Discusses conceptual and operational issues in the area of minority group…

The present social and political climate is marked by an increasing appreciation of human diversity and of society's need to accommodate such diversity. The social context for testing is thus fundamentally different from that in which standardized testing developed. Testing should now be more concerned with facilitating equal opportunity.…

Evaluations of experimental interventions which employ self-report measures are subject to contamination known as response-shift bias. Response-shift effects may be attenuated by substituting retrospective pretest ratings for the traditional self-report pretest ratings. This study indicated that the retrospective rating more accurately reflected…

Application of the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment Adaptive Behavior Inventory for Children and Estimated Learning Potential measures for 149 White, 128 Black, 125 Hispanic, and 122 Native American Papago students sharply reduced the number and percentages of children eligible for mild mental retardation classification in all…

A Spanish version of the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities (ITPA) and its English translation were administered alternatively to 297 kindergarten and second-grade Hispanic children from bilingual classes. Results cast doubt on court decisions that require bilingual Hispanic children to be tested in the language predominant in the home.…

Presents a rationale for the use of local norms and a procedure, illustrated with an example, for updating a norm group's test score mean and variance. Local norms can be more recent, relevant, and representative for local groups. (Author)