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Download full textCourville, Keith; DeRouen, Zachary – Online Submission, 2009
(Purpose) This literature review discusses the prevalence of bias against minorities in all aspects of selection for gifted and talented services. (Findings) Topics addressed in this paper include: (1) progression of the definition of giftedness; (2) minority bias in gifted identification and referrals by school personnel; (3) discriminatory…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Definitions, Ability Identification, Minority Groups
White, Alan J., Ed.; Lanza, Leonard G., Comp. – 1974
The report (in working draft form) of the Connecticut Task Force on Identification of the Gifted and Talented discusses general systems and instruments of identification, identifying the academically gifted, identifying the disadvantaged gifted, and identifying special types of giftedness. Excerpts from Connecticut State Department of Eduation…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Annotated Bibliographies, Disadvantaged Youth, Exceptional Child Education
Hopkins, David R. – 1979
The purpose of this study was to determine the discriminatory ability of eight selected skill tests in evaluating the abilities of a group of male basketball players. The raw scores of the skill tests for each participant were analyzed by a stepwise discriminant analysis procedure. The results of this study indicate that a test battery comprised…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Athletics, Basketball, Discriminant Analysis
Rellas, Archie J. – Calif J Educ Res, 1969
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Exceptional Child Research, Gifted
Santa Cruz County Superintendent of Schools, CA. – 1973
The appendix to the report of the Santa Cruz Special Education Management System contains an article on labeling; a list of consultants; sample job descriptions and catalyst cards; a list of assessment tools used to develop the Behavioral Characteristics Progression (BCP); and a bibliography. The article notes limitations imposed by conventional…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Class Activities, Exceptional Child Education, Handicapped Children
Forster, Jerald R. – J Counseling Psychol, 1969
Based on the author's doctoral dissertation, University of Minnesota. Requestions for reprints should be sent to: Jerald Forster, Department of Educational Psychology, 318 Miller Hall, Univ. of Wash., Seattle, Washington 98105.
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Achievement, College Freshmen, Feedback
Peer reviewedWhite, Kathleen M. – Child Development, 1971
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Age Differences, Classification, Cognitive Ability
Peer reviewedMann, Lester; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1971
The symposium discussion topic, the current role of differential psychoeducational assessment and training in the fields of learning disabilities and special education, is presented by Lester Mann and then followed by six responses and Lester Mann's rebuttal. (CB)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Diagnostic Teaching, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Methods
Renzulli, Joseph S.; Smith, Linda H.; White, Alan J.; Callahan, Carolyn M.; Hartman, Robert K.; Westberg, Karen L. – 2002
This manual describes development and use of the revised "Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students" (SRBCSS-R), a teacher judgment instrument appropriate for use as one measure in the identification of gifted students. Part 1 explains the judgmental and empirical procedures used to revise the items on the original…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Behavior Rating Scales, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHilliard, Asa G., III – Negro Educational Review, 1987
The Learning Potential Assessment Device and Instrumental Enrichment are two much needed improvements in education. Used in tandem, they rectify previous problems of testing and teaching by providing an unbiased assessment device which does not rely on labels for categories of learners. (VM)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Schwartz, Anthony N. – J Exp Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Achievement Tests, Group Testing
Peer reviewedVerkerk, G. – Physics Education, 1984
Investigated what abilities and objectives can be measured on practical tests. Results suggest that these tests be composed of separate parts which measure the ability to perform an experiment and the ability to interpret and analyze an experiment. A brief description of the Dutch school system is included. (JN)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Physics
Stanley, Nile V.; And Others – Gifted Education International, 1995
Use of the Dynamic Assessment Procedure (DAP) to identify gifted students was investigated with 19 gifted and 20 average students (ages 9 through 15). Assessment, using the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, of the highest receptive vocabulary level a child could achieve with adult mediation supported the DAP paradigm of…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Elementary Education, Gifted
Peer reviewedLucchetti, Stefania; Caccio, Lucia; De Beni, Rossana – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1997
Investigates the development of rhythmic perception in Italian primary school children and its correlation to other subjects. Demonstrates a significant improvement in fourth graders' ability to discriminate duration and rhythms and indicates very few correlations with other types of school learning. Believes that the results emphasize the special…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Grade 4
Currie, Catherine – Amer J Occup Therapy, 1969
Work supported by a grant from the Children's Bureau, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Child Development, Evaluation Methods, Games
