Translation: the tests are no more biased than our culture is generally? Chris ....... Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
chri...@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo > On May 2, 2014, at 3:56 PM, "rfro...@jbu.edu" <rfro...@jbu.edu> wrote: > > I think what John is referring to is the use of the term "bias" to mean that > the IQ tests are not different in their predictiveness of outcomes across > cultural groups. Certain groups may score lower than others, and this may > well be due to prejudice and discrimination that exists in the culture but > the test is not biased in the sense that it is differentially successful in > predicting certain criteria (often academic success but sometimes other > types) for different groups. > > Rick > > Dr. Rick Froman, Chair > Division of Humanities and Social Sciences > John Brown University > Siloam Springs, AR 72761 > rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu> > > ________________________________ > From: Christopher Green [chri...@yorku.ca] > Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 2:43 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] Chitlin' test > > > On May 2, 2014, at 11:26 AM, John Kulig > <ku...@mail.plymouth.edu<mailto:ku...@mail.plymouth.edu>> wrote: > > There is no evidence of bias in the tests we currently use, for the > populations we test. > 1) Re: last sentence. Honestly? > 2) I suspect that, although alternative tests like the Chitlin' were written > to point up shortcomings in IQ tests, the current primary worry is about the > same phenomenon in "standardized” ( read "uniform," not "well-constructed") > statewide "achievement" tests. Even if you honestly think that we have licked > the problem of cultural bias in IQ tests, you can't possibly believe that we > have even begun to address it (much less licked it) in this latest round of > testing mania. > > Chris > ....... > Christopher D Green > Department of Psychology > York University > Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 > > chri...@yorku.ca<mailto:chri...@yorku.ca> > http://www.yorku.ca/christo > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: > rfro...@jbu.edu<mailto:rfro...@jbu.edu>. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5f8a&n=T&l=tips&o=36463 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-36463-13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-36463-13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> > > > > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: chri...@yorku.ca. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62bd92&n=T&l=tips&o=36464 > or send a blank email to > leave-36464-430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=36465 or send a blank email to leave-36465-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
