Evaluating gifted identification practice: Aptitude testing and linguistically diverse learners

Journal of Applied School Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 155-180

  Matthews, Michael S ^a   Kirsch, Lauri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b School District of Hillsborough County   (United States)

Author keywords

Aptitude; English language learners; Gifted identification; IQ testing; Limited English proficient; Low socioeconomic status; Nonverbal testing; Stanford Binet V

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957493284     PISSN: 15377903     EISSN: 15377911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15377903.2011.565281     Document Type: Article

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