Mandatory Custody Mediation in San Diego, California, 1996

Equity in cross-cultural gifted screening from a Philippine perspective

“…The use of non-verbal measures of intelligence over traditional IQ tests resulted in an increased equity especially for minority groups (Saccuzzo et al, 1994a). For example, in a research that examined the variation in verbal IQ (VIQ) and performance IQ (PIQ) of several ethnic groups, it was found that Filipino children at environmental risk (e.g.…”

“…excessive absences on account of home responsibilities or working to support the family) have greater PIQ–VIQ discrepancy, with PIQ more likely to be higher than VIQ (Saccuzzo et al, 1992). Advocates for minority groups have recognized the utility of non-verbal assessment alternatives as a way to counter the disadvantages of these minority groups in terms of access to gifted programs (Lewis, 2001; Saccuzzo et al, 1994a). Educators who hope to minimize these biases view non-verbal assessments with increasing interest because of the positive multicultural implications of this type of instrument (Harris et al, 1996).…”

“…Each of the matrices has a missing piece and the examinee must choose among the six to eight alternatives to complete the pattern. Despite its purely visual presentation, researchers have shown that it is not limited to testing spatial reasoning (Saccuzzo et al, 1994b). In fact, the RPM is highly correlated with verbal measures even if the test itself is completely non-verbal (Carpenter et al, 1990).…”