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Author Valencia, Richard R.

Title Intelligence testing and minority students : foundations, performance factors, and assessment issues / Richard R. Valencia, Lisa A. Suzuki.

Publication Info. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [2001]
©2001
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Description 1 online resource (xxvii, 388 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Racial and ethnic minority psychology series
Racial and ethnic minority psychology series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-363) and indexes.
Contents Historical issues -- Multicultural perspectives of intelligence: Theory and measurement issues -- Socioeconomic status -- Home environment -- Test bias -- Heredity -- Race / Ethnicity, Intelligence, and Special Education -- Gifted minority students -- A multicultural review of cognitive ability instruments -- Future directions and best-case practices: Toward nondiscriminatory assessment -- subject index.
Summary This book offers the reader a fresh opportunity to re-learn and re-consider the implications of intelligence testing. The authors discuss the strengths and limitations of IQ testing relative to the factors which may contribute to biased results. They review the history of the adaptation and adoption of intelligence testing; evaluate the heredity-environment debate; and discuss the specific performance factors which apply to IQ testing of those in minority ethnic groups.
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Subject Minorities -- Psychological testing -- United States.
Minorities -- Psychological testing.
United States.
Intelligence levels -- United States.
Intelligence levels.
Intelligence tests -- United States.
Intelligence tests.
Intellect -- Genetic aspects.
Intellect -- Genetic aspects.
Cognition.
Cognition.
Intelligence -- genetics.
Minority Groups -- psychology.
Cognition.
Intelligence Tests.
United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Suzuki, Lisa A., 1961-
Other Form: Print version: Valencia, Richard R. Intelligence testing and minority students. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©2001 0761912304 (DLC) 00008949 (OCoLC)43859346
ISBN 9781452250885 (electronic book)
145225088X (electronic book)
9781452231860 (ebook)
1452231869 (ebook)
0761912304
9780761912309

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