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ERIC Number: EJ563150
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-8705
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A Review of Psychological and Educational Assessment of Northern American Indian/Alaska Native Children.
Amos, Terese Lipinski
Rural Special Education Quarterly, v16 n4 p33-43 Fall 1997
Reviews the literature on psychological and educational assessment of American Indian and Alaska Native children, including the background psychological factors of biological deprivation, motivation, attitudes toward self, and traditional nonformal education. Discusses brain hemispheres, visuospatial skills, otitis media, fetal alcohol syndrome, poverty, and cultural issues that skew White-predominant tests and standards. Contains 90 references. (SAS)
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Canada Natives, Children, Cognitive Style, Cultural Differences, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Eskimos, Literature Reviews, Psychological Characteristics, Spatial Ability, Student Evaluation, Test Bias, Visual Perception
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue: "American Indian Education: Forming Partnerships in Rural Communities."