Science, Politics, and the IQ Controversy.

Snyderman, Mark; Rothman, Stanley

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Science, Politics, and the IQ Controversy.

Snyderman, Mark; Rothman, Stanley

Public Interest, n83 p79-97 Spr 1986

The controversy over intelligence testing is more often influenced by political considerations than empirical research. A survey of 1,020 experts found that a majority agree that (1) intelligence can be defined; (2) heredity plays a role in individual and group IQ differences; and (3) intelligence testing in schools should continue at its present level. (KH)

Descriptors: Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Differences, Intelligence Differences, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests, Nature Nurture Controversy, Politics of Education, Public Policy, Racial Differences, Test Bias, Test Use

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