The type of test that came under scrutiny in the Debra P. v. Turlington case was a
a. standard intelligence test.
b. multicultural pluralistic test.
c. personnel test.
d. minimum competency test.
Which of the following cases resulted in a reversal of the ban on IQ testing for African American children?
a. Parents in Action on Special Education v. Hannon
b. Crawford et al. v. Honig et al.
c. Hobson v. Hansen
d. Debra P. v. Turlington
Children labeled EMR
a. may gain confidence and self-esteem.
b. may behave as though they have cognitive impairments as a self-fulfilling prophecy.
c. are probably not incorrectly classified by biased tests
d. are not adversely affected by the label, according to research.
As a result of the court ruling in Larry P. v. Wilson Riles,
a. schools were forced to provide special classes for non-white children.
b. IQ testing was no longer used to place African American children in EMR classes.
c. standardized tests could no longer be used with bilingual children.
d. all handicapped children were guaranteed services.
The first major case to examine the validity of psychological tests was
a. Plessy v. Ferguson.
b. Brown v. Board of Education.
c. Hobson v. Hansen.
d. Stell v. Savannah-Chatham County Board Of Education.
The class-action suit, settled out of court, that resulted in non-English speaking students being tested in their primary language was
a. Hobson v. Hansen.
b. Stell v. Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education.
c. Diana v. State Board of Education.
d. Larry P. v. Wilson Riles.
Judge Skelly Wright ruled against classification based on group ability tests in the case of
a. Diana v. State Board of Education.
b. Hobson v. Hansen.
c. Brown v. Board of Education.
d. Plessy v. Ferguson.
Which of the following cases resulted in the decision that employment tests must be reliable and valid?
a. Golden Rule Insurance Company v. Washburn
b. Griggs v. Duke Power Company
c. Hobson v. Hansen
d. Connecticut v. Teal
The New York Truth in Testing Law
a. applies only to the ETS.
b. was written for the ETS but applies to many companies.
c. was the result of an investigation into the NYPIRG.
d. is a federal regulation.
Which of the following resulted from the Truth in Testing Law?
a. decreased costs to ETS
b. increased validity
c. better comparison between years
d. increased costs to consumers
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