Psychological Testing and Multiculturalism 4
Application of Tests in Educational Settings 13
Career and Vocational Assessment 18
This paper reviews psychological testing as it relates to multicultural issues. In addition, psychometric issues are briefly reviewed as well as the effect of these tests on students from other than the main culture. The applications of the test in educational settings are addressed and research design and statistical analysis are also reviewed from an inferential statistical approach. Findings showed that ethnic differences are found with regard to mental test scores and controversy remains as to whether cultural test bias is the reason for these discrepancies. While tests administered to minority students may not be reliable or valid and may include test bias, they continue to be used for assessment and placement in academic settings. Inferences from empirical studies must be regarded within the context of reliability and validity of the study's design and methodology.
Discuss psychological testing as it relates to multicultural issues? Discuss the psychometric issues as it relates to validity, reliability and standardization. Explain the affect that the application of these tests has had on students not from the main culture? Discuss applications of tests in educational settings. Explain reliability, validity and errors of measurements from an inferential statistical approach?
Psychological Testing and Multicultural Issues
This paper reviews psychological testing from a multicultural perspective. This is followed by a discussion of psychometric issues as they relate to validity, reliability, and standardization, and the effect of the test on students who are not from the main culture. The applications of these tests in educational settings are addressed and research design and statistical analysis are also reviewed from an inferential statistical approach.
Psychological Testing and...