...the tests were not intended to "measure intelligence, nor attitudes, nor qualities of character. . . .What they measure are the skills which are among...participation in an increasingly technical world." If we apply a 25 to 35 per cent discount to the Negroes' reported years of schooling to make a rough...

...report concedes categorically that the tests given were "culture bound." They measured skills that are most Important In our society for getting a good job...Consequently, a pupil's test results at the end of the public school provide a good measure of the range of opportunity open to him as he finishes school....

...report concedes categorically that the tests given were "culture bound." They measured skills that are most important in our society for getting a good job...Consequently, a pupil's test results at the end of the public school provide a good measure of the range of opportunity open to him as he finishes school....

...The report concedes categorically the tests given were "culture bound." They measured skills that s most important in our society for getting a good job and moving up better one, and for full participation in an increasingly technica Consequently, a pupil's test results...

...writing, calculating, and problem solving. The tests were designed to measure the skills which are the most important in our society for getting a good...participation in an increasingly technical world. The scores in each test were standardized so that the average over the national sample equaled 50 and...

...out that these do not measure students' intelligence, attitudes or character, but rather skills that 'are among the most important in our society for getting...participation in an increasingly technical world' (Report cit. Silberman, 1971, 63). Silberman points out that the study owes its existence to a section...

...Coleman, Spring (1990) states that student achievement has come to be determined by tests which measure "the skills which are among the most important in...participation in an increasingly technical world" (p. 357). Hence, educational achievement tests have become important instruments for measuring a student's...

...demonstrably "culturally biased" in favor of middle-class culture, but as lames Coleman noted many years ago, "what they measure are the skills which are among...society for getting a good job and moving up to a better one."49 Knowledge of basic math and verbal skills are not all that is needed to succeed, but failure...

...demonstrably "culturally biased" in favor of middle-class culture, but as Iames Coleman noted many years ago, "what they measure are the skills which are among...the most important in our society for getting a good iob and moving up to a better one."49 Knowledge of basic math and verbal skills are not all that is...