Understanding What Is True and False about Intelligence and Ability Tests.

Johnsen, Susan

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ERIC Number: EJ481459

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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ISSN: ISSN-1076-2175

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Understanding What Is True and False about Intelligence and Ability Tests.

Johnsen, Susan

Gifted Child Today (GCT), v17 n1 p22-23 Jan-Feb 1994

Parents of gifted children are urged to understand that there are many different kinds of intelligence and ability tests; tests are designed for different purposes; all tests involve a certain amount of error; and tests only sample one aspect of a child's performance. (DB)

Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Intelligence Tests, Test Interpretation, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Parents

Language: English

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