Identifying academically gifted english-language learners using nonverbal tests: A comparison of the raven, NNAT, and CogAT

Gifted Child Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 275-296

  Lohman, David F ^a   Korb, Katrina A ^a   Lakin, Joni M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

English language learners; Identification; Nonverbal tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 51649083533     PISSN: 00169862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0016986208321808     Document Type: Article

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