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ERIC Number: EJ532413
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0261-4294
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Giftedness and Intelligence Assessment in a Third World Country: Constraints and Alternatives.
Sibaya, Patrick T.; And Others
Gifted Education International, v11 n2 p107-13 1996
This paper discusses the limitations of assessment procedures used with ethnic minority students in South Africa, using a nationwide survey of psychologists to gauge their knowledge of culturally fair and appropriate assessment techniques. The Learning Potential Assessment Device is recommended for the assessment of giftedness, intelligence, and other cognitive factors. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Culture Fair Tests, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Gifted, Intelligence Tests, Knowledge Level, Minority Group Children, National Surveys, Psychologists, Talent Identification, Test Bias
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Learning Potential Assessment Device
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