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Peer reviewedVanTassel-Baska, Joyce; Willis, Gordon – Gifted Child Quarterly, 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
