The Use of the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) to Identify Academically Talented Elementary School Students.

Mills, Carol J.; Barnett, Linda Boliek

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Publication Date: 1992

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The Use of the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) to Identify Academically Talented Elementary School Students.

Mills, Carol J.; Barnett, Linda Boliek

Gifted Child Quarterly, v36 n3 p155-59 Sum 1992

Two pilot tests with fifth and sixth graders evaluated the Secondary School Admission Test for identifying academically talented students of elementary school age. Testing indicated that mean scores for eighth and ninth grade normative samples are recommended as cutoffs for identifying highly able fifth and sixth grade students. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academically Gifted, Aptitude Tests, Early Identification, Evaluation Methods, Intermediate Grades, Norm Referenced Tests, Screening Tests, Secondary Education, Student Evaluation, Test Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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