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Patterns of intellectual differences of black, hispanic, and white children
Author(s) -
Taylor Ronald L.,
Richards Stephen B.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(199101)28:1<5::aid-pits2310280102>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - psychology , intelligence quotient , wechsler adult intelligence scale , developmental psychology , wechsler intelligence scale for children , borderline intellectual functioning , ethnic group , test (biology) , intellectual ability , wechsler preschool and primary scale of intelligence , cognition , paleontology , neuroscience , sociology , anthropology , biology
Patterns of intellectual differences among children of different ethnic groups on the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children‐Revised (WISC‐R) were examined. Full Scale IQ was used as a covariate in a multivariate analysis of covariance. The results indicated that when overall IQ is held constant, Black children perform better on verbal tasks, Hispanic children perform better on visual‐spatial tasks, and White children perform better on tasks requiring abstract thinking and knowledge of facts. The implications of these results regarding assessment practices are discussed.