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Wicherts, Jelte M.; Dolan, Conor V. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2010
Measurement invariance with respect to groups is an essential aspect of the fair use of scores of intelligence tests and other psychological measurements. It is widely believed that equal factor loadings are sufficient to establish measurement invariance in confirmatory factor analysis. Here, it is shown why establishing measurement invariance…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Intelligence Tests, Intelligence Quotient, Factor Analysis
Kagan, Jerome – Inequality in Education, 1973
Discusses weaknesses and cultural biases of intelligence tests. (JF)
Descriptors: Intelligence Differences, Intelligence Quotient, Minority Groups, Public Schools
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Dolan, Conor V.; Roorda, Willemijn; Wicherts, Jelte M. – Intelligence, 2004
Spearman's hypothesis states that the differences between Blacks and Whites in psychometric IQ are attributable to a fundamental difference in general intelligence ("g"). To investigate this hypothesis, Jensen devised the method of correlated vectors. This method involves calculating the correlation between the factor loadings of the…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Differences, Hypothesis Testing
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Rogers, Karen B. – Roeper Review, 1996
This article summarizes the thesis of "The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life," noting its rejection of educational intervention to solve social problems correlated to low IQ. It critiques the book for its failure to consider important research findings, and addresses the race issue, urging that the book's…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups