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ERIC Number: EJ448024
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Reprint of "Need for Safeguarding the Field of Intelligence Testing."
Lawson, Douglas E.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v84 n2 p131-33 Jun 1992
The proliferation in intelligence tests brings with it several problems of misuse. It is proposed that the use of intelligence testing devices be restricted to persons who can demonstrate competence in administration and interpretation. Legislation is required to provide control of test distribution and requirements for licensing test administrators. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational History, Educational Legislation, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics, Intelligence Tests, Needs Assessment, Policy Formation, Student Evaluation, Test Construction, Test Interpretation, Test Use, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Test Developers; Test Directors; Test Publishers
Note: Special feature with title "APA Centennial Feature." Reprint of a work published in the "Journal of Educational Psychology" v35 p240-47 1944.