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Research on the ABIC and ELP: A Revisit to an Old Topic.
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Oakland, Thomas – School Psychology Digest, 1979
A defense is presented against the criticism that school psychologists who critically evaluate the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA) are biased (TM 504 174). (MH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cost Effectiveness, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Testing
The System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment.
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Figueroa, Richard A. – School Psychology Digest, 1979
The System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA) is an assessment system compatible with Public Law 92-142. A general description of SOMPA is provided. (JKS)
Descriptors: Culture Fair Tests, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
System of Multi-Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA) [Sic].
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Nuttall, Ena Vazquez – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1979
The System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA) is described as an example of the structural and cultural pluralistic model of assessment. Mercer's concept of estimated learning potential is described and the medical, social, and pluralistic models are mentioned. Standardization, test administration, validation, and the manuals are…
Descriptors: Culture Fair Tests, Educational Testing, Educational Theories, Intelligence Tests
The SOMPA: A System of Measuring Potential Abilities?
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Brown, Fred – School Psychology Digest, 1979
A critical review of the psychometric properties of the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA) model for student assessment is presented. The review criticizes the lack of validity of some of the measures but praises the goals of the system. (JKS)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Culture Fair Tests, Educational Testing, Elementary Education
Evaluating the Effects of Implementing the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment: A Qualitative Perspective.
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Talley, Ronda C. – School Psychology Digest, 1979
A qualitative evaluation of the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA) as implemented in a Colorado public school system is presented. The evaluation relies heavily on perceptions of participating administrators, and is very positive. (JKS)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Culture Fair Tests, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education
"Ignorance" versus "Stupidity"--The Basic Disagreement.
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Goodman, Joan F. – School Psychology Digest, 1979
Two criticisms of the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA) are discussed: the alleged abilities of SOMPA to provide an approximate measure of a child's biological capacity to learn and to obtain an approximate measure of a child's basic potential. (See also TM 504 174.) (MH)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Biological Influences, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Discrimination
State Norms for IQ, Adaptive Behavior, and Sociocultural Status: Implications for Nonbiased Assessment.
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Reschly, Daniel J.; And Others – 1981
Findings from the Iowa Assessment Project are examined regarding the assessment and use of information on adaptive behavior and sociocultural background in decisions about students with mild mental retardation. Background aspects reviewed include terminology regarding mild retardation; research, litigation, and legislation on the topic during the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Culture Fair Tests, Educational Testing, Eligibility
Research on the Adaptive Behavior Inventory for Children and the Estimated Learning Potential.
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Oakland, Thomas – School Psychology Digest, 1979
Validity data are provided for the Adaptive Behavior Inventory for Children (ABIC) and the Estimated Learning Potential (ELP) which are components of the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment (SOMPA). Results lead the author to conclude that caution is indicated in the use of the two procedures. (JKS)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Adjustment (to Environment), Culture Fair Tests, Educational Testing
SOMPA--A Symposium Continued: Commentaries.
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Clarizio, Harvey F. – School Psychology Digest, 1979
The administration of intelligence tests to various sociocultural groups is defended against charges that intelligence tests are discriminatory (TM 504 174). The author states that research has shown that intelligence tests are nondiscriminatory and comply with federal law, specifically Public Law 94-142. (MH)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Culture Fair Tests, Disability Discrimination, Educational Discrimination
Brave New World of Intelligence Testing.
Rice, Berkeley – Psychology Today, 1979
New approaches to assessing intelligence are discussed, as well as new intelligence tests. Among the developments are investigating neurometrics, adapting testing to the effects of technology on children, countering cultural bias, assessing social intelligence, focusing on aspects of cognitive styles, measuring learning potential, and using…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes