The Disproportionate Placement of Minority Students in Classes for the Mentally

question 16

Multiple Choice

The disproportionate placement of minority students in classes for the mentally retarded could be attributed to

• A)problems that minority students experience in their home environment.
• B)reliance on intelligence tests in identifying students for placement in such classes.
• C)such students' disproportionately high scores on standardized achievement tests.
• D)unskilled evaluators.

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