Advances in Cross-Cultural Assessment / Edition 1

by Ronald J. Samuda, Reuven Feuerstein, Alan S. Kaufman, John E. Lewis, Robert J. Sternberg, n/a Associates

Overview

Presenting the major trends, theories and practices in cross-cultural assessment, this volume focuses on intelligence and intelligence testing, particularly as applied to people from racial and ethnic minority groups who are also socioeconomically and culturally deprived.

The theme running throughout is that IQ tests and traditional standardized tests of cognitive ability, while appropriate for middle-class mainstream individuals regardless of their race or ethnicity, are neither valid nor reliable for those who grow up in environments that are deficient - for example, because of inadequate rearing or serious economic stress. The book proposes alternative approaches to assessing cognitive ability in persons from such backgr

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761912132
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	05/12/1998
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Robert J. Sternberg is Professor of Human Development in the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University. He was most recently President and Professor of Psychology and Education at the University of Wyoming. Before that, he was Provost and Senior Vice President at Oklahoma State University as well as Regents Professor of Psychology and Education and George Kaiser Family Foundation Professor of Ethical Leadership. He was previously Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University, where he was also professor of psychology and education. Prior to that, he was IBM Professor of Psychology and Education and Professor of Management at Yale University. Sternberg received his Ph.D. from Stanford and is the recipient of 13 honorary doctorates. In addition, he has won more than two dozen awards for his work. He is a former president of the American Psychological Association and the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences. He is the author of roughly 1,500 books, articles, and book chapters.

Editorial Reviews

Eight chapters discuss advances in the theory and practice of appraising cognitive potential and attempt to answer the increasing criticism of psychometrics that began in the early 1970s. Each chapter covers one aspect of the advances that have been occurring over the past 25 years, including: theory and application of the Kaufman assessment battery for children (K-ABC); recent research regarding the K-ABC; the learning potential assessment device; instrumental enrichment; constructing tests to meet the demands of person, task, and situation interactions; nontraditional uses of traditional aptitude tests; and the work of the Buros Institute of Mental Measures. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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