The Boehm Test of Basic Concepts has been severely criticized by some minority psychologists as being culturally biased. These criticisms have been based to date on subjective analysis and impressions of item content. To put these criticisms to empirical test, three statistical aspects of bias were examined for use of the Boehm (Forms A & B) with white and Mexican-American children: consistency of reliability across groups, cross-group factorial congruence, and equivalence of regression systems in the prediction of early school achievement. No empirical evidence of bias could be determined to support subjective criticisms of the Boehm when used with Mexican-American children.
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