Does Cultural Background Influence the Intellectual Performance of Children from Immigrant Groups? The RAKIT Intelligence Test for Immigrant Children

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 10-26

  Te Nijenhuis, Jan ^a,b   Tolboom, Elsbeth ^a   Resing, Wilma ^b   Bleichrodt, Nico ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bias; Children; Immigrants; Intelligence; Testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642540376     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759.20.1.10     Document Type: Article

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