The importance of small but consistent group differences on standardized tests: The case of sex differences on the mccarthy scales of children's abilities

✍ Scribed by Terrence Tivnan; David B. Pillemer

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1978
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 272 KB
• Volume: 34
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0021-9762
• DOI: 10.1002/1097-4679(197804)34:2<443::aid-jclp2270340240>3.0.co;2-k

✦ Synopsis

Investigated sex differences on the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities. While few of the sex differences on the separate scales were statistically significant, binomial tests indicated that the overall pattern of differences consistently favored females. Several reasons why these small but consistent, between-group differences may have important consequences in evaluation settings are discussed. The procedures presented here should prove generally useful in situations in which a series cf tests or subtests is used.