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ERIC Number: EJ210603
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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Interpreter and Spanish Administration Effects on the WISC Performance on Mexican-American Children.
Swanson, Elinor N.; Deblassie, Richard R.
Journal of School Psychology, v17 n3 p231-35 Fall 1979
A study was conducted to ascertain whether use of an interpreter and/or a regular examiner in administering the WISC would affect test results of a group of Mexican-American children. Spanish administration of some scales of the performance test are likely to elicit optimum performance. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Elementary Education, Mexican Americans, Psychological Testing, Spanish Speaking, Test Bias, Testing Problems
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children