The Reliability and Validity of a Spanish Translated Version of the Gifted Rating Scales

Gifted and Talented International

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 105-114

  Rosado, Javier I ^a   Pfeiffer, Steven I ^a   Petscher, Yaacov ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gifted identification; Gifted Rating Scales; multi cultural assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449425976     PISSN: 15332276     EISSN: 24709565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332276.2008.11673517     Document Type: Article

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