title: Comparison of group measures in identification of rural, culturally diverse gifted students.
abstract: The focus of this article is on the identification of rural, culturally diverse gifted children. The Culture-fair Intelligence Test and the Standard Progressive Matrices were administered to 652 students enrolled in Grades 3 to 8 of rural elementary schools. Scores from these two tests and the California Achievement Test are reported. Their usefulness in the identification of gifted children is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Special Education, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg 39406-5115.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Karnes
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Whorton
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D002648:Child; D002672:Child, Gifted; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D011203:Poverty; D012424:Rural Population