A teacher's atttitude toward his students may well influence their academic performance. (CK)

A book relating genetic inferiority to intelligence level is reviewed. (DB)

The myth that the gifted constitute 3 percent to 5 percent of the population is countered by a discussion of two types of giftedness: schoolhouse giftedness in which students excel in testtaking, and creative/productive giftedness in which students may not have high IQs. The 3 percent to 5 percent figure is seen to equate giftedness with IQ. (CL)

When 163 children identified as gifted by teachers were assessed on the Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children, it was found that teachers underrate and overrate the performance of children generally on the basis of academic attainment. More children were found as gifted in primary than secondary school. (CL)

Adaptations of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Revised Performance scales for 127 deaf children revealed insignificant differences compared to norms for hearing children. A significant variation was noted within the subtests of deaf subjects of hearing parents: weakness of picture arrangement and coding with relative strength in…

To what degree can computers be programed to create original, aesthetic musical compositions? Three examples of computer-generated melody illustrate that computers are by no means close to producing advanced musical works which call for aesthetic and intuitive decision making. (Author/KC)

The article relates the concept of giftedness and ways of identifying giftedness to Jean Piaget's theories of intelligence. Four implications are indicated, including that distinctions between gifted and nongifted children can be made at the end of the concrete operational level (about 8-10 years old). (CL)

Proposes that a direct and authoritative challenge to the scientific racism of the late eighteenth and early twentieth centuries was urgently needed, and was one of the leading rhetorical contributions of W.E.B. DuBois. Specifically examines three issues: social Darwinism, the eugenics movement, and psychologists' measurement of intelligence.…