Monoglottosis: What's Wrong with the Idea of the IQ Meritocracy and Its Racy Cousins?.

Oller, John W., Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ558295

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Monoglottosis: What's Wrong with the Idea of the IQ Meritocracy and Its Racy Cousins?

Oller, John W., Jr.

Applied Linguistics, v18 n4 p467-507 Dec 1997

Argues that the claims made in defense of IQ tests as measures of innate intelligence are unreasonable and false. Attempts to establish what the views of the vanguard of IQ testers are, their origin, how IQ tests have been applied and what they consist of. Aims to show the incorrectness of those views, uses, and interpretations. (200 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Data Analysis, Deafness, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests, Language Proficiency, Language Role, Measurement Techniques, Minority Groups, Monolingualism, Multilingualism, North American English, Racial Attitudes, Racial Differences, Test Results

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

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Language: English

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