Are Race Differences in Mental Test Scores an Artifact of Psychometric Methods? A Test of Harrington's Experimental Model.

Hickman, Julia A.; Reynolds, Cecil R.

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ERIC Number: EJ353977

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Publication Date: 1987

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Are Race Differences in Mental Test Scores an Artifact of Psychometric Methods? A Test of Harrington's Experimental Model.

Hickman, Julia A.; Reynolds, Cecil R.

Journal of Special Education, v20 n4 p409-30 Win 1986-87

A study involving the construction and administration of Black and White intelligence test forms to 386 Blacks and 386 Whites indicated that Blacks did not perform significantly better on the Black test form, suggesting differences in Black special education placement rates are not affected by underrepresentation in the test development group. (Author/KM)

Descriptors: Black Youth, Intelligence Tests, Item Analysis, Minority Groups, Models, Predictive Validity, Psychometrics, Racial Differences, Scores, Special Education, Statistical Bias, Student Placement, Test Bias, Test Construction, Test Validity

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Language: English

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