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IQ Tests as a Form of Eugenics, Part 1
The Stanford professor and developer of the Stanford-Binet IQ test, Lewis Terman, said that, “[I]n the near future intelligence tests will bring tens of thousands of these highgrade defective [I.Q.'s in the range of 70 to 80] under the surveillance and protection of society. This will ultimately result in curtailing the reproduction of feeble-mindedness and in the elimination of an enormous amount of crime, pauperism, and industrial inefficiency.”
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The Argument in Larry P. v. Riles: Biased Norming Practices
A school district observes that students from a specific minority group are being placed in special education programs at a much higher rate than their peers. The primary tool used for this placement is a standardized intelligence test. Based on the legal and ethical principles highlighted by the Larry P. v. Riles case, what is the most likely underlying reason for this disparity?
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