The paper considers the controversies of standardized tests and group differences as they relate to the formation of public policy. The overlapping or confounding issues of standardized tests and group differences have long since become matters of public policy. Neither separately nor jointly can the issues be resolved within the confines of…

The Kinesthetic Aftereffect (KAE) has been criticized as a personality measure because of its poor retest reliability and questionable validity. However, KAE's lower reliabilty can be explained by systematic bias effects occuring in pretesting. When the validity evidence is reevaluated in this light, "questionable" validity disappears.…

The place of testing in education is discussed. It is concluded that tests should be used as the supplements they are intended to be, and they should be used after thorough examination of their suitability has been made by test and education experts. (Author)

The validity of the Kinesthetic Aftereffect (KAE) as a measure of personality has been criticized because of KAE's poor test-retest reliability. However, systematic bias effects render KA E retest sessions invalid and make test-retest reliability an inappropriate measure of KAE's true reliability. (Author/CTM)

The purpose of this article is to demonstrate that commonly used standardized intelligence scales are free from the alleged inherent flaws that presumably result in discriminatory assessment. It is concluded that psychologists have succeeded in developing non-discriminatory scales for assessing IQ to a greater extent than is popularly believed.…

In the study which involved 618 normal and 2,821 hearing impaired students using 13 subtests of the 1964 Standard Achievement Test, Intermediate I Battery, 26 items were identified as biased against hearing-impaired examinees. (Author/SBH)

The thesis is that a test taker's chances for success on a standardized test are related to the similarity between the test taker's linguistic competence and the linguistic presuppositions of the test. This article is adapted from a paper presented at the 1977 Georgetown University Roundtable of Linguistics. (Author)

The author examines the development of theories and practices of intelligence testing during the early years of the twentieth century. (MB)

The author discusses (1) societal views toward the question of IQ measurements, (2) the actual parameters that IQ test instruments measure and their relationship to "intelligence," and (3) the use of IQ levels as an equalizing force in society. (MB)

Evaluates facets of the Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children. (KS)

Used mainstreamed children (N=250) from four different groups (behavior disordered, learning disabled, mildly mentally retarded/educationally handicapped, and nonhandicapped) to examine rater, ratee, and sex bias in the Teacher Ratings of Social Skills (TROSS) ratings by teachers; concurrent validity and reliability; and factor congruence with a…

Abolishing standards underlying teacher competency testing to reverse bias against minorities actually results in lowered expectations and excuses poor performance. Rather, we should advocate educational progress for Black children at all educational levels. Better preparation of current students will eventually result in an improved and larger…

Two experiments compared the ability of learning disabled (LD) students and more typical age peers to answer such reading comprehension questions presented independently of reading passages. Results suggested a relative deficiency on the part of LD students with respect to reasoning strategies and test-taking skills. (Author/LMO)

Critical issues such as unbiased assessment and expected incidence of students with emotional and behavior disorders are addressed in terms of such issues as unbiased assessment. Recommended practices are described in terms of a five-step process to aid in determining eligibility and making placement decisions. (CL)

The article describes the background of Larry P. v. Riles, a class action law suit involving disproportionate placement of minorities in classes for the educable mentally retarded in California, and outlines the specific findings and remedies underlying issues, including stigmatization of being classified retarded and the nature/nurture debate.…