Additional Weblinks

Below are additional weblinks relevant to this chapter's topics:

Reliability and Validity
Learn more about these two extremely important aspects of test construction.

• http://www.valdosta.edu/~whuitt/psy702/intro/relvalid.html

An Interview with Howard Gardner
Gardner discusses his view of multiple intelligences and their application to education.

• http://www.cio.com

Multiple Intelligence Links
Extensive links to websites with information about Gardner's multiple intelligences view, including how technology can be used to enhance the eight intelligences, a multiple intelligences bookshelf, and Gardner's personal website.

• http://www.angelfire.com/oh/themidas/links.html

Sternberg's Theory
Consists of an article, "What is 'Successful' Intelligence?">ritten by Sternberg. Discusses educational applications of his theory.

• http://www.edweek.com/ew/vol-16/11stern.h16

Cultural Bias and Testing
The Search ERIC Database website. Type in the words "cultural bias and testing">nd you will be able to examine a large number of articles on the topic.

• http://askeric.org/Eric/index.html

American Association of Mental Retardation (AAMR)
Includes information about government policies related to children with mental retardation and links to journals such as The American Journal of Mental Retardation and Mental Retardation. Provides abstracts of past and current articles in these journals.

• http://www.aamr.org

Miseducation of Children Who Are Gifted
Provides a discussion of how viable gifted education is and a link to Ellen Winner's article, "The Miseducation of Gifted Children."

• http://www.edweek.org/ew/vol-17/26pluck.h17

Mental Measurements Yearbook
The website of the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements, which publishes the Mental Measurements Yearbook, an extensive description and evaluation of tests in many areas. You can learn more about tests in areas such as achievement, intelligence, personality, vocations, English, and mathematics.

• http://www.unl.edu/buros/

Multiple Intelligences and Education
The ERIC website on multiple intelligences. Includes many articles on the application of the concept of multiple intelligences to education.

• http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/ieo/bibs/multiple.html

Bayley Scales of Infant Development (2nd Ed.)
Read about the recently created 2nd edition of the widely used Bayley Scales of Infant Development, including the main changes from the 1st ed.

• http://www.parinc.com/product.cfm?ProductID=396