Comparison of the Culture Bias of the Kit : Exp with the Wisc Using Spanish Surname Children Differing in Language Spoken

Abstract

The Kahn Intelligence Test, Experimental Form (KIT:EXP) and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) were administered to three groups (English dominant, Bilingual, and Spanish dominant) of Spanish surname children to determine whether the KIT:EXP was freer of culture bias than was the WISC. Significance for the language and test factors was obtained, F (2,18) = 4.02, p < .05 and F (2,36) = 3.84, p < .05. A Newman-Keuls a posteriori test on means indicated that the English and the Bilingual groups differed significantly from the Spanish dominant group but did not differ significantly from each other (p < .05). The absence of an interaction effect suggested that the tests are not different in their culture bias.