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Direct linkZiegler, Albert; Ziegler, Albert – High Ability Studies, 2009
The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the dramatic consequences the application of cut-off points can have in the practice of identifying gifted individuals. The paradoxical attenuation effect describes the frequent situation in which measurements of the gifts and talents individuals possess are lower than their true values. However, in…
Descriptors: Gifted, Academic Achievement, Test Theory, Measurement
