Myth 4: A single test score or indicator tells us all we need to know about giftedness

Gifted Child Quarterly

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 242-244

  Worrell, Frank C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 70349628116     PISSN: 00169862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0016986209346828     Document Type: Article

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