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Addressing Underrepresentation of Gifted Minority Children Using the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT).

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Naglieri, Jack A.; Ford, Donna Y. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2003

This study examined the effectiveness of the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT) in identifying gifted black and Hispanic students in a total population of 20,270 students (K-12). Analysis indicated that similar percentages of white (5.6%), black (5.1%), and Hispanic (4.4%) children earned an NNAT score in the 95th percentile rank. (Contains…

Descriptors: Ability Identification, Black Students, Culture Fair Tests, Elementary Secondary Education

The Role of Nonverbal Ability Tests in Identifying Academically Gifted Students: An Aptitude Perspective

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Lohman, David F. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2005

The first goal of this article is to discuss the role of nonverbal ability tests in the identification of academically gifted children. I note that most nonverbal tests measure verbally mediated cognitive processes, that they are neither "culture flee" nor "culture fair," and that we have known these facts for a very long time. I show that…

Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Knowledge Level, Cognitive Processes, Nonverbal Ability