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School-Based Assessment with Latina/o Children and Adolescents

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Latino children today comprise the largest student ethnic minority group in the USA (U.S. Census Bureau, The Hispanic population: 2010. http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-04.pdf. Retrieved 25 Aug 2011, 2010). As Latina/o families increase in numbers in our schools, knowledge of cultural factors and accurate assessment procedures becomes ever important. This chapter will review the research and literature currently available regarding the assessment of Latina/o students in a school context. This will necessarily include a discussion of cultural factors and values associated with this population as well as the cultural factors inherent in the assessment context and process. Discussion of tests that have been used specifically with Latina/o students and those commonly used that are available in Spanish will also be included. Given the increasing Latina/o population, the continuously revised editions of many instruments, and the importance of reporting the most recent research available, there was a concerted effort to include empirical studies not more than 10–15 years old.

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Zamarripa, M.X., Lerma, E. (2013). School-Based Assessment with Latina/o Children and Adolescents. In: Benuto, L. (eds) Guide to Psychological Assessment with Hispanics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4412-1_21

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