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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

An intelligence test that is designed to be free of cultural biases, usually constructed so that language differences and other cultural effects are minimized.  5, record 1, English, - culture%2Dfair%20test

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

In review of studies pertaining to [the Draw-a-Man Test], Goodenough and Harris... expressed the opinion that the search for a culture-free test, whether of intelligence, artistic ability, personal-social characteristics, or any other measurable trait is illusory. It is therefore futile to try to devise a test that is free from cultural influences... For this reason, such terms as "culture-common", "culture-fair", and "cross-cultural" have replaced the earlier "culture-free" label.  3, record 1, English, - culture%2Dfair%20test

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Test dans lequel les concepteurs ont tenté d'éliminer le maximum de références à une culture donnée en n'utilisant que des formes perceptuelles devient être arrangées ou complétées par le sujet.  2, record 1, French, - test%20ind%C3%A9pendant%20de%20la%20culture

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Culture-fair testing : Any intelligence test that makes use of language is likely to be culturally biased. Consequently, attempts have been made to produce language-free culture-fair tests that would be equally difficult for members of any culture. Initial efforts generally relied on pictures and nonverbal instructions, but these still tended to favor some cultures... there are tests that are self-explanatory and do not require pictures of familiar objects. One of the most widely used culture-fair tests is the Raven Progressive Matrices Test... In this test... people from cultures in which fill-in or matching exercises are more common may be more likely to do well than people from other cultures. To date [1982], no one test has been developed that is completely culture-fair.  1, record 2, English, - Raven%20Progressive%20Matrices%20Test

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Related terms: culture-fair testing, intelligence test, culturally biased, language-free culture-fair test, nonverbal instruction, matching exercise, fill-in exercise.  2, record 2, English, - Raven%20Progressive%20Matrices%20Test

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Penrose et Raven (1936) ont désigné [«matrices progressives»] un type de test d'éducation, comprenant des ensembles, en disposition rectangulaire, de figures à compléter, et dont on réussit le complètement (par choix multiple) dans la mesure où l'on saisit une ou plusieurs relations, de modalité additive ou ordinale.  2, record 2, French, - matrices%20progressives%20de%20Raven

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish