Identifying Gifted Canadian Inuit Children Using Conventional IQ Measures and Nonverbal (Performance) Indicators.

Wilgosh, L.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1986

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Identifying Gifted Canadian Inuit Children Using Conventional IQ Measures and Nonverbal (Performance) Indicators.

Wilgosh, L.; And Others

Canadian Journal of Special Education, v2 n1 p67-74 1986

The article addresses minority assessment issues, describes a Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-- Revised (WISC-R) re-norming (for Inuit children) project, examines usefulness of the re-normed WISC-R and reports results of a study comparing gifted and average Inuit children on the WISC-R, Bender Visual Motor Gestalt Test, and the Goodenough Harris Drawing Test. (JC)

Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Eskimos, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Intelligence Tests, Language Dominance, Nonverbal Tests, Social Differences, Talent Identification, Test Interpretation, Test Norms

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

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