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Rethinking Multipotentiality Among the Intellectually Gifted: A Critical Review and Recommendations.
Peer reviewedAchter, John A.; And Others – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1997
This paper critically reviews the concept of multipotentiality as it is applied in the literature on gifted children. Findings from a study of 1,000 gifted students are cited; above-level assessment of abilities and preferences revealed markedly differentiated profiles for 95% of students studied, suggesting that the term…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Intelligence
Peer reviewedTyler-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
Download full textFishkin, Anne S.; Kampsnider, John J. – 1996
Since the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Edition (WISC-III) was published in 1991, it has been reported that fewer students are qualifying for gifted programs that use the WISC-III as a criterion measure. WISC-III differs from the WISC-Revised (WISC-R) in having a greater emphasis on speed of response, which could…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Children, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Vialle, Wilma; Konza, Deslea – Gifted Education International, 1997
Three case studies illustrate problems in the identification of gifted students when tests are not used appropriately. The paper concludes that testing must occur within the context of intensive observations of and discussions with the child and family. The importance of all teachers receiving training in gifted education is stressed. (DB)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Case Studies, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedBolig, Erika E.; Day, Jeanne D. – Roeper Review, 1993
Dynamic assessment is presented as a method of measuring intellectual ability which addresses criticisms of traditional intelligence tests. Dynamic assessment can be used to identify children's learning abilities, determine how and/or what to teach, assess giftedness in minority and poor children, control for individual differences, and explore…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Tests, Economically Disadvantaged
Educational Testing Service, Los Angeles, CA. – 1958
At the seventh Western Regional Conference on Testing Problems, the following speeches were given: (1) "A Guidance Person's Approach to Testing for the Discovery and Development of Human Talent" by Frances D. McGill; (2) "The Instructional Uses of Measurement in the Discovery and Development of Human Talent" by Roy P. Wahle; (3) "New Frontiers of…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Ability, Aptitude Tests, Conference Reports
Peer reviewedHadaway, Nancy; Marek-Schroer, Marilyn F. – Roeper Review, 1992
This article highlights problems inherent in traditional screening measures for giftedness and suggests the student portfolio as a promising alternative for the identification of gifted children, especially those from special populations. Examples of items to be included in portfolios include writing samples, journals, artwork, projects, class…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedPatton, James M. – Exceptional Children, 1992
This article presents a schema designed to guide the development of theory, methodology, and research related to the psychoeducational assessment of African-American learners with gifts and talents. The relationships among African-American worldviews, needed psychoeducational assessment theory and methodology, and desirable assessment and…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Black Students, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
Bartek, Mary M. – Understanding Our Gifted, 2003
Using a sci-fi matchmaking scenario to illustrate the fallibility of technology, this article discusses the practice of reducing a student to a series of test scores for gifted identification. The limits of testing are addressed, and student performance and behavior are urged as additional categories for identifying aptitude and achievement.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Classroom Observation Techniques, Data Collection
Richert, E. Susanne – 1992
This monograph is organized in three main sections addressing problems, promising practices, and equitable procedures low cost in the identification of students with gifted potential. The first section considers problems in identification. These include: (1) elitist and distorted definitions of giftedness, (2) confusion about purposes of…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Access to Education, Definitions, Educational Practices
