The WISC-R and evidence of item bias for native-American Navajos
THE WISC-R AND EVIDENCE OF ITEM BIAS FOR
NATIVE-AMERICAN NAVAJOS
S H I T A L A P. M I S H R A
University of Arizona
The study investigated cultural bias in the 79 items of the three verbal tests of the
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R). The Information,
Similarities, and Vocabulary subtests were administered to 40 Anglo and 40 Native-
American Navajo subjects matched for grade level. The respon
