| Abstract: | The present study compares the nonverbal intellectual performance as measured by the Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices of 68 Chicano and 28 Anglo third-grade boys. An important aspect of the study was the attempt to control for problems related to SES, language status of the subjects, and cultural content of the testing instrument. The null hypothesis of no difference was rejected, as the Anglo group scored significantly higher than did the Chicano group. The results were discussed in terms of ω2 (omega square), a measure of statistical association. Because only 4% of the variance of the Raven's scores could be accounted for by ethnicity, it was concluded that the ethnicity variable does not effectively predict intelligence. |
