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ERIC Number: EJ183037
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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The Assessment of Minority Students: Are Adaptive Behavior Scales the Answer?
Baca, Leonard; Cervantes, Hermes
Psychology in the Schools, 15, 3, 366-70, Jul 78
The use of adaptive behavior scales in the assessment of minority children was discussed. Positive and negative characteristics of the scales developed by Mercer and Lambert were identified and discussed. Recommendations included cautions for the use of such scales in the evaluation of culturally different minority children. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, Mental Retardation, Minority Group Children, State of the Art Reviews, Test Bias, Testing Problems
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Identifiers: Adaptive Behavior Scales