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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.