A Three Year Study of the Effects of Low Income on SAT Scores among the Academically Able.

VanTassel-Baska, Joyce; Willis, Gordon

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Publication Date: 1987

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A Three Year Study of the Effects of Low Income on SAT Scores among the Academically Able.

VanTassel-Baska, Joyce; Willis, Gordon

Gifted Child Quarterly, v31 n4 p169-73 Fall 1987

A study of the 42,586 students participating in the Midwest Talent Search program in 1985-1987 showed that low-income students were underrepresented in the gifted population. Low income negatively affected students' Scholastic Aptitude Test scores even in the upper ranges of ability. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Gifted Disadvantaged, High Schools, Incidence, Low Income, Population Distribution, Scores, Socioeconomic Influences, Socioeconomic Status

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: SAT (College Admission Test)

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