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Identification of Gifted Children: The Effectiveness of Various Measures of Cognitive Ability.

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Tyler-Wood, Tandra; Carri, Louis – Roeper Review, 1991

This study examined the scores obtained by 21 elementary-level gifted students on 4 different intellectual measures--Stanford-Binet (LM), Stanford-Binet (Fourth Edition), Otis-Lennon School Abilities Test, and the Cognitive Abilities Test. Results showed that the population of gifted students identified will vary greatly depending upon which test…

Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods

The Difficulty of Test Items That Measure More than One Ability.

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Reckase, Mark D. – 1985

Multidimensional item difficulty (MID) is proposed as a means of describing test items which measure more than one ability. With mathematical story problems, for instance, both mathematical and verbal skills are required to obtain a correct answer. The proposed measure of MID is based upon three general assumptions: (1) the probability of…

Descriptors: Ability Identification, College Entrance Examinations, College Mathematics, Difficulty Level