Group-Specific Norms and Teacher-Rating Scales: Implications for Underrepresentation

Journal of Advanced Academics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125-144

  Peters, Scott J ^a   Gentry, Marcia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

achievement; gifted; identification; measurement; underrepresentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85056647204     PISSN: 1932202X     EISSN: 21629536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1932202X12438717     Document Type: Article

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