Traditional Psychometric Tests and Proportionate Representation: An Intervention and Program Evaluation Study

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) and Standard Raven Progressive Matrices (SPM) results from 26,300 children from differing ethnic backgrounds showed that it was possible to approach proportionate representation in the referral process, but not to achieve it in the selection...

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Published inPsychological assessment Vol. 7; no. 2; p. 183
Main Authors Saccuzzo, Dennis P, Johnson, Nancy E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.06.1995
Subjects
Disproportionate Representation
Ethnic Groups
Intelligence
Intelligence Tests
Intervention
Program Evaluation
Psychometrics
Raven Progressive Matrices
Referral
Selection
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (Revised)
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Summary:Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) and Standard Raven Progressive Matrices (SPM) results from 26,300 children from differing ethnic backgrounds showed that it was possible to approach proportionate representation in the referral process, but not to achieve it in the selection process for either the WISC-R or the SPM. (SLD)
ISSN:1040-3590
DOI:10.1037/1040-3590.7.2.183