Standardized Testing of Blacks in Higher Education: The Psychological View.

Haymon, Francene E.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ441660

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1989

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Standardized Testing of Blacks in Higher Education: The Psychological View.

Haymon, Francene E.; And Others

Black Conference on Higher Education Journal, v7 p25-27 Fall 1989

A discussion of the psychological impact of the African-American experience with the U.S. educational system focuses on how this psychological conditioning affects African-American students' performance on standardized tests and in college courses. It draws on theories of intellectual development and recent research on testing in African Americans and whites. (MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, College Students, Conditioning, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Psychological Patterns, Racial Factors, Standardized Tests, Student Attitudes, Test Anxiety

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Available from Robert D. Lynch, BCOHEJ, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, Lock Haven, PA 17745.