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Peer reviewedSpicker, Howard H. – Educational Horizons, 1992
Standardized intelligence and achievement tests fail to identify gifted rural children because of a bias toward urban acculturation. In rural Indiana, Project SPRING identified 105 fourth and fifth grade disadvantaged gifted children and provided nontraditional learning experiences and enrichment activities to develop their talents. (SK)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Children, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
