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| Author | : Arthur Robert Jensen |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 806 |
| Release | : 1980 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : |
Illuminating detailed methods for assessing bias in commonly used I.Q., aptitude, and achievement tests, Jensen argues that standardized tests are not biased against Englishspeaking minority groups and describes the uses of such tests in education and employment.
| Author | : Cecil Reynolds |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 614 |
| Release | : 2013-11-11 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 1468446584 |
The cultural-test-bias hypothesis is one of the most important scien tific questions facing psychology today. Briefly, the cultural-test-bias hypothesis contends that all observed group differences in mental test scores are due to a built-in cultural bias of the tests themselves; that is, group score differences are an artifact of current psychomet ric methodology. If the cultural-test-bias hypothesis is ultimately shown to be correct, then the 100 years or so of psychological research on human differences (or differential psychology, the sci entific discipline underlying all applied areas of human psychology including clinical, counseling, school, and industrial psychology) must be reexamined and perhaps dismissed as confounded, contam inated, or otherwise artifactual. In order to continue its existence as a scientific discipline, psychology must confront the cultural-test-bias hypothesis from the solid foundations of data and theory and must not allow the resolution of this issue to occur solely within (and to be determined by) the political Zeitgeist of the times or any singular work, no matter how comprehensive. In his recent volume Bias in Mental Testing (New York: Free Press, 1980), Arthur Jensen provided a thorough review of most of the empirical research relevant to the evaluation of cultural bias in psychological and educational tests that was available at the time that his book was prepared. Nevertheless, Jensen presented only one per spective on those issues in a volume intended not only for the sci entific community but for intelligent laypeople as well.
| Author | : Arthur Robert Jensen |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 419 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 0415678560 |
Jensen is a controversial figure, largely for his conclusions based on his and other research regarding the causes of race based differences in intelligence and in this book he develops more fully the argument he formulated in his controversial Harvard Education Review article 'How Much Can We Boost IQ and Scholastic Achievement?'. In a wide-ranging survey of the evidence he argues that measured IQ reveals a strong hereditary component and he argues that the system of education which assumes an almost wholly environmentalist view of the causes of group differences capitalizes on a relatively narrow category of human abilities. Since its original publication the controversy surrounding Jensen's ideas has continued as successive generations of psychologists, scientists and policy-makers have grappled with the same issues.
| Author | : Institute of Medicine |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 233 |
| Release | : 2015-06-29 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 0309370930 |
The United States Social Security Administration (SSA) administers two disability programs: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), for disabled individuals, and their dependent family members, who have worked and contributed to the Social Security trust funds, and Supplemental Security Income (SSSI), which is a means-tested program based on income and financial assets for adults aged 65 years or older and disabled adults and children. Both programs require that claimants have a disability and meet specific medical criteria in order to qualify for benefits. SSA establishes the presence of a medically-determined impairment in individuals with mental disorders other than intellectual disability through the use of standard diagnostic criteria, which include symptoms and signs. These impairments are established largely on reports of signs and symptoms of impairment and functional limitation. Psychological Testing in the Service of Disability Determination considers the use of psychological tests in evaluating disability claims submitted to the SSA. This report critically reviews selected psychological tests, including symptom validity tests, that could contribute to SSA disability determinations. The report discusses the possible uses of such tests and their contribution to disability determinations. Psychological Testing in the Service of Disability Determination discusses testing norms, qualifications for administration of tests, administration of tests, and reporting results. The recommendations of this report will help SSA improve the consistency and accuracy of disability determination in certain cases.
| Author | : Elaine Fletcher-Janzen |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 402 |
| Release | : 2000-08-31 |
| Genre | : Medical |
| ISBN | : 9780306463235 |
Historically, relatively few investigations in neuropsychology have been sensitive to the analysis of cultural variables. This handbook will assist the neuropsychologist interested in cultural competence and help increase understanding of the link between cultural competence in assessment and intervention and good treatment outcomes. The handbook authors provide an in-depth discussion of the current status of multicultural training in neuropsychology; specific information on diverse groups (age, gender, ethnicity, etc.), assessment instruments, and clinical populations (HIV infected, seizure disorders, brain injuries); and unique analysis of immigration patterns, forensics, and psychopharmacology. This volume is the first to summarize the cultural data available in neuropsychology. A valuable resource for clinical neuropsychologists, school psychologists and rehabilitation professionals.
| Author | : Donald H. Saklofske |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 788 |
| Release | : 2013-04-17 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 1475755716 |
In this groundbreaking handbook, more than 60 internationally respected authorities explore the interface between intelligence and personality by bringing together a wide range of potential integrative links drawn from theory, research, measurements, and applications.
| Author | : Irving B. Weiner |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 724 |
| Release | : 2012-10-16 |
| Genre | : Psychology |
| ISBN | : 0470891270 |
Psychology is of interest to academics from many fields, as well as to the thousands of academic and clinical psychologists and general public who can't help but be interested in learning more about why humans think and behave as they do. This award-winning twelve-volume reference covers every aspect of the ever-fascinating discipline of psychology and represents the most current knowledge in the field. This ten-year revision now covers discoveries based in neuroscience, clinical psychology's new interest in evidence-based practice and mindfulness, and new findings in social, developmental, and forensic psychology.
| Author | : Sohan Modgil |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 506 |
| Release | : 2005-11-04 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1135389225 |
First Published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
| Author | : National Library of Medicine (U.S.) |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 762 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : Medicine |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Richard R. Valencia |
| Publisher | : SAGE |
| Total Pages | : 422 |
| Release | : 2000-09-19 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 9780761912316 |
Intelligence Testing and Minority Students offers the reader a fresh opportunity to re-learn and re-consider the implications of intelligence testing. Richard R. Valencia and Lisa A. Suzuki 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; discuss the specific performance factors which apply to IQ testing of those in minority ethnic groups. This practical book offers the practitioner a good sense of what can be done to make testing and education serve the needs of all students fairly and validly, whatever their background.
