The Effects of Cultural Bias: a Comparison of the WISC-R and the WISC-III
Description:
It has been suggested that the use of standardized intelligence tests is biased against minorities. This study investigates the newly revised Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-III in which Wechsler states that the new scale has eliminated biased items. Comparisons of the scores on the WISC-R and the WISC-III of a clinical population of sixteen African American and eighteen Caucasian males, ages ten to sixteen, revealed significant differences between the two groups on the WISC-III. The m…
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Date:
December 1994
Creator:
Ewing, Melissa Cox
Partner:
UNT Libraries