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Sisk, Dorothy A. – Gifted Education International, 1988
This article discusses the validity of using conventional psychometric tests to assess the abilities of disadvantaged pupils, justifies the use of alternative assessment procedures, emphasizes the importance of changing teacher attitudes toward the disadvantaged gifted, and suggests ways to nurture and develop the talents of disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted Disadvantaged, Minority Groups
