CULTURAL-BIAS IN TESTING - INDIA

The development and application of psychological tests is an ever incr easing activity in India. Based on a cross-cultural perspective, major forms of cultural bias in testing are identified. An historical overv iew in Indian context is presented with respect to test development an d the attendant problem of bias. The problems of test adaptation, test translation, and psychometric invariance are specifically examined. R ecent attempts in the direction of developing culturally appropriate t ests are discussed. The role of projective inventories is cited as an emerging trend in this direction. A further indigenization of concepts , items, and method is stressed for future research.