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Direct linkFeuerstein, Rafi; Tzuriel, David; Cohen, Shlomit; Cagan, Anat; Yosef, Lea; Devisheim, Haim; Falik, Lou; Goldenberg, Rosalind – Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 2019
The current criterion for acceptance to universities in Israel is based on psychometric testing that presents a strong barrier for acceptance of students of Ethiopian origin (SEO) to the universities. Based on the sociocultural theories of Vygotsky and Feuerstein, we suggest an intervention aimed at integrating SEO, considered to be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Barriers, Immigrants
Peer reviewedZeidner, Moshe – Higher Education, 1986
A study of possible test bias in the Arabic and Hebrew versions of a standardized scholastic aptitude test used in Israel found a slight overprediction of performance for Arabs, but the findings appear to be more consistent with psychometric than cultural bias. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Arabic, Arabs, College Bound Students
