Read the monograph entitled Testing and African American in
https://www.apa.org/pi/oema/resources/testing-assessment-monograph.pdf.
What was the statement found in Plato’s writings that suggests that genetic differences has a long past with respect to intellect? How might this thinking have impacted Herbert Spencer, Charles Darwin and and Francis Galton? Discuss the publications written by each of these men.
Who was James McKeen Cattell? Who was Lewis Terman? How did the work of Binet and Simon influence the work of Lewis Terman? What did Lewis Terman say about different racial/ethnic groups? What test did Lewis Terman develop? How might his thinking have influenced the test that he developed?
Who was David Yerkes? What test did he develop and how did this test impact Black people as well as the U.S.?
Discuss the relationship between The Brown vs the Board of Education decisions and de facto segregation. Discuss the Association of Black Psychologists’ position on assessment and classroom placement (tracking). How have Black students been impacted by school testing.
What is meant by cultural bias testing?
What is mental ability and achievement and how do they overlap?
What is meant by cultural load? How does this impact Black children?
How might examiners minimize the impact of cultural bias in testing Black children? Identify at least three suggestion that you feel would be most helpful for Black children with regards to testing. Explain your choices.
