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Some Implications for Intelligence Test Construction and Administration with Children of Different Racial Groups

University of Lagos, Nigeria

Joseph A. Doster

North Texas State University

Benjamin Lahey

University of Georgia

An evaluation of Williams' (1972) culturally-specific intel ligence test, Black Intelligence Test of Cultural Homo geneity (BITCH-100), was made and was compared with the Anglo-oriented Vocabulary Subtest of the California Achievement Test (CAT) and with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Revised Form (WISC-R). As predicted, Blacks generally scored higher on the BITCH-100, and Whites generally scored higher on the CAT and WISC-R. Absolute differences were smaller than in previous inves tigations, which suggests a continuing familiarization of Blacks with the content of Anglo-oriented tests. In addition, it was found that the method of testing (recognition versus identification) interacted with race and sex to such an extent that the relative position of both racial and sexual groups was reversed by the method of testing. It is suggested that the issues involved in the fair testing of different racial and sexual groups is more complicated than previously believed.

Journal of Black Psychology, Vol. 10, No. 2, 63-75 (1983)
DOI: 10.1177/009579848301000204


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