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Peer reviewedPyryt, Michael C. – Roeper Review, 1996
This article examines psychometric analysis regarding the viability and limits of IQ testing in the context of "The Bell Curve." It discusses eyeball analysis versus item analysis, mean differences, validity coefficients, general intelligence, and IQ and gifted education, and urges a search for intrapersonal and environmental catalysts…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Intelligence Differences
Direct linkMatthews, Dona J.; Foster, Joanne F. – Roeper Review, 2006
We provide here a brief historical analysis of a movement in progress from a belief-based "mystery" model to an evidence-based "mastery" model of giftedness and talent development. We have observed that educators concerned about exceptionally capable learners are moving from a categorical notion of "the typical gifted child" with somewhat…
Descriptors: Talent Development, Skill Development, School Restructuring, Concept Formation
