A School System Wants to Group Students According to Intelligence

question 68

Multiple Choice

A school system wants to group students according to intelligence and decides to use head circumference as the measure of intelligence. Parents are likely to object to the school's measure of intelligence because it

• A)would be expensive to administer.
• B)would be culturally biased.
• C)lacks reliability.
• D)lacks validity.

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Definitions:

Morphemes

The smallest meaningful units in a language, such as prefixes, roots, and suffixes.

Syntax

The set of rules, principles, and processes that govern the structure of sentences in a given language, especially the order of words and phrases.

Semantics

Semantics is the branch of linguistics concerned with the meaning of words, phrases, and sentences in language.

Flynn Effect

The observed substantial and long-term increase in intelligence test scores measured in various parts of the world over the 20th century.