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ERIC Number: EJ640539
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Importance of Assessing Spatial Ability in Intellectually Talented Young Adolescents: A 20-Year Longitudinal Study.
Shea, Daniel L.; Lubinski, David; Benbow, Camilla P.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v93 n3 p604-14 Sep 2001
At age 13, students scoring at the top 0.5% in general intelligence completed the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), Mathematics and Verbal subtests, and the Differential Aptitude Test (DAT) Space Relations (SR) and Mechanical Reasoning (MR) subtests. It appears that spatial ability assessments can complement contemporary talent search procedures. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adolescents, Gifted, Individual Differences, Longitudinal Studies, Outcomes of Education, Perceptual Development, Spatial Ability, Student Characteristics, Talent
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Differential Aptitude Tests; Scholastic Assessment Tests