Exam 10: Measurement of Intelligence and Adaptive Behavior

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Answers may vary but could include the following cases:
$\blacktriangleright$ Larry P. v. Riles 1984). This case resulted in the court's finding that schools could no longer use standardized but unvalidated IQ tests for the purpose of identifying and placing black children into segregated special education classes for children designated as educable mentally retarded
$\blacktriangleright$ PASE v. Hannon 1980). Although PASE Parents in Action on Special Education) found that some of the items in the tests were discriminatory, the court upheld that the tests were generally nondiscriminatory. More important, it found that the tests were not the sole basis for classification and that the school district therefore was complying with the Education of the Handicapped Act.
$\blacktriangleright$ Diana v. State Board of Education 1970). In this case, the state board of education of California agreed to test students in their native language, to omit unfair test items of a verbal nature, to construct tests that would reflect the culture of Mexican-American students, and to provide tests that would be standardized for Mexican-Americans.
$\blacktriangleright$ Lora v. New York City Board of Education 1984).This case required that the school system use objective and improved referral and assessment methods and multidisciplinary evaluations to reach decisions for diagnosis of students with emotional disturbance. The court found that the method previously in use was racially discriminatory and ruled that the school system could no longer consider school monetary problems or availability of services as reasons to place or not to place students in special education.

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A psychologist may choose to give a test of nonverbal intelligence in the event that the individual being testing is very young, mute or has low cognitive ability.