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| Intelligence Quotient | 1 |
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Peer reviewedReschly, Daniel J. – American Psychologist, 1981
Overrepresentation of minorities in special education classes and bias in IQ tests that allegedly underlies such placements are discussed in regard to the use of psychological tests for educational classification. Concludes that the use of tests, rather than the tests themselves, leads to discriminatory placement. Suggests solutions to this…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests, Minority Group Children
