Testing for Competence Rather than for

McClelland, David C.

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ERIC Number: EJ075582

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Publication Date: 1973

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Testing for Competence Rather than for "Intelligence"

McClelland, David C.

American Psychologist, 28, 1, 1-14, Jan 73

Intelligence tests deserve careful examination before continuing to blindly promote their use as instruments of power over the lives of many Americans. (DM)

Descriptors: Educational Change, Employment Qualifications, Intelligence Tests, Performance Criteria, Predictive Measurement, Social Differences, Test Bias, Test Results

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