An investigation into the use of cognitive ability tests in the identification of gifted students in design and technology
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This study examines whether MidYIS and YELLIS cognitive ability tests (CATs) are appropriate methods for the identification of giftedness in Design and Technology. A key rationale for the study was whether CATs and able to identify those students with the aptitudes considered of importance to identifying giftedness in Design and Technology and their use in connection with target setting. Consideration is given to the use of creativity and the nonverbal element of CATs as alternative methods of identification.
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TWISSELL, Adrian.
An investigation into the use of cognitive ability tests in the identification of gifted students in design and technology.
Design and Technology Education: an International Journal, [S.l.], v. 16, n. 2, may 2011.
ISSN 1360-1431.
Available at: <https://www.ariadne.ac.uk/DATE/article/view/1622>. Date accessed: 24 sep. 2022.
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giftedness ; general intelligence ; ability ; creativity ; cognition ; design and technology
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