Ms. Youmans has a class of 24 sixth graders12 girls and 12 boys. Given what we know about gender differences in verbal ability and visual-spatial ability, which one of the following is Ms. Youmans justified in concluding about her students?
a. Her highest reading group will have almost all girls, and her lowest reading group will have mostly boys.
b. All of the boys should do better than all of the girls on a test of visual-spatial ability.
c. About 80 of the boys should do better than 80 of the girls on a test of visual-spatial ability.
d. Ms. Youmans probably won't notice differences in the average abilities of boys and girls.
Question 2
A test that has the same meaning for members of all cultures.
a. culture-free test
b. culture-fair test
c. cultural relevance
d. criterion-referenced
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