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ERIC Number: EJ253417
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Oct
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Selecting Children for Gifted Classes: Choosing for Breadth vs Choosing for Depth.
Dirks, Jean; Quarfoth, Joanne
Psychology in the Schools, v18 n4 p437-49 Oct 1981
Compares two types of multiple criteria models used to select children for gifted classes. Breadth models, depth models, and a more traditional Intelligence Test Model were applied to fourth graders (N=159). Results indicated depth models included more students with unusually high IQ scores and more promising underachievers. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Gifted, Intelligence Quotient, Intelligence Tests, Special Classes, Student Evaluation, Student Placement, Talent Identification
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Reports - General
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Language: English
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