PSYC 3850 Chapter : Reading 3

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3850
• Professor: Caryl

Document Summary

Intellectual classification of black and white children in special education programs. Using the wisciii and the cognitive assessment system. The wechsler intelligence scale for children third edition and the cognitive assessment. System were compared for a sample of 78 white and black students in special education programs for children with mental retardation. Results showed that the wisc-iii identified more children as having mental retardation than did the cognitive assessment system. More important, however, the wisc-iii classified disproportionately more blacks than whites as having mental retardation as compared to the cognitive assessment system. Results imply that the problem of disproportionate representation of black children in special education classes for children with mental retardation may be addressed if the cognitive assessment system were used instead of the wisc-iii. Wechsler scales are the most widely used intelligence tests. The they been criticized in recent years for being out of step with developments in cognitive neuropsych.