Testing with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations

The Scholarly Critique is an opportunity for students to engage with contemporary assessment literature, particularly literature pertaining to cultural influences on personality assessment and contemporary assessment practice.
In scholarly critiques, reviewers challenge authors to hone and extend their ideas. Consequently, students will say more than whether they enjoyed or disliked the article. Rather, they will analyze and extend the ideas, findings, and conclusions presented. They will challenge and develop their colleagues’ work in a respectful, scientifically based manner in order to promote the collective knowledge of the field. In this exercise, students should aim to do the same.

The article to be critiqued is: Ortiz, S.O., Piazza, N., Ochoa, S.H., Dynda, A.M. (2018). Testing with culturally and linguistically diverse populations: New directions in fairness and validity. In D.P. Flanagan & McDonough, E.M. (Eds.), Contemporary intellectual assessment: Theories, tests, and issues (4th ed.). (pp. 684-714). Guilford Press.
Accordingly, each student will present a review of an assigned article or book chapter. As is appropriate for the type of material reviewed, the paper should include:
1. Presentation of the authors’ questions, methods, and conclusions; for non-research material, students should present the author’s central aim and thesis.
2. Evaluation of whether the authors addressed their questions or aims effectively and, when appropriate, with appropriate and adequate scientific rigor.
3. If an article includes data, determination of whether the data and data analysis adequately supported the findings,
4. Discussion of what remains to be examined on the topic, with particular attention to marginalized populations or any other aspect related to socially responsible practice. Students might refer to “A Movement for Justice: Socially Responsible Practice” document (Williamson, 2020) or the “Cultural Competence in Assessment with Dr. Linda McGhee” podcast (Sharp, 2020) to inform their thinking.
5. Suggestion of new methods of analysis or conceptual/theoretical approaches that might strengthen the authors’ approach
6. Identification of three additional references students might consult to further their understanding of ideas presented. All references should be cited according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.) (American Psychological Association, 2020).
Students will be evaluated according to whether they adequately present and critique their article or chapter, as well as submit the three additional references in proper APA format and on time.