Assessment Strategies for Minority Groups

Abstract

There has been a growing awareness, during the last three decades, of the unique problem of psychological assessment of ethnic minority children, of the need for developing techniques for their assessment, and of the obligation of the psychological profession to assume its responsibility more seriously to that end. Psychological assessment has far-reaching ramifications for minority children-their education, employment opportunities, social status, and development of a sense of dignity and pride. Hence it is imperative that it be accurate, fair, and valid (Oakland, 1982). Psychological testing, one of the most commonly used assessment techniques, has been an extremely controversial issue of our times. It runs counter to the basic belief of American society that all persons be treated equally. The psychological tests have hitherto failed to take into account the full impact of the environment on the development of human abilities and have consequently not succeeded in measuring them accurately. Hence on the basis of the test results some members of society, minority groups in particular, who

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