Beschreibung:
Intellectual and academic development of racial/ethnic minority children; psychometric evaluation of intelligence and achievement tests; social and psychological foundations of minority schooling; minority school failure and success; teacher testing and prospective minority teachers.
`This book is an excellent resource for students interested in learning about IQ testing in the US. The authors are thorough and systematic in their coverageof the history of intelligence testing, often bringing out aspects that are generally not known' - RACE
Preface - Ernesto M Bernal JrPART ONE: FOUNDATIONSHistorical IssuesMulticultural Perspectives of Intelligence Theory and Measurement IssuesPART TWO: PERFORMANCE FACTORSSocioeconomic StatusHome EnvironmentTest BiasHeredityPART THREE: ASSESSMENT ISSUESRace/Ethnicity, Intelligence and Special EducationGifted Minority StudentsA Multicultural Review of Cognitive Ability TestsFuture Directions and Best Case Practices Towards Non-discriminatory Assessment