Ronald J. Samuda

Psychological Testing of American Minorities

Issues and Consequences

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Second Edition of this classic work has been thoroughly updated and revised with an additional chapter providing a powerful rebuttal to The Bell Curve. Ronald J Samuda presents a comprehensive analysis of the perspectives, pitfalls, fallacies, issues, consequences and trends in the use of standardized norm-referenced tests with American minorities. He demonstrates that testing continues to be the primary method for injecting pseudoscientific arguments which bolster discrimination, prejudice and social injustice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sage Publications, Inc.
• 2. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9780761912156
• ISBN-10: 0761912150
• Artikelnr.: 21885566

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword from the First Edition - William W Turnbull
The Testing Controversy
Technical Problems in the Appraisal of Behavior
Nature and Nurture
Environmental Factors Influencing Test Performance
Educational and Social Consequences
Alternatives to Traditional Standardized Tests
Rebuttal to The Bell Curve