How Can Researchers Determine Whether or Not an IQ Test

question 72

Multiple Choice

How can researchers determine whether or not an IQ test is biased against a certain group of people?

• A) Measure whether the mean score has been increasing or decreasing over time for members of this group.
• B) Determine whether the group's mean score is as high as that of other people taking the test.
• C) Examine the questions and decide whether they appear to be unfair to this group.
• D) Determine whether members of the group perform better in school than their test scores predict.

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Definitions:

Zone Of Proximal Development

Vygotsky's concept of the difference between what a learner can do without help and what they can achieve with guidance and encouragement from a skilled partner.

Scaffolding

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Private Speech

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