Document Type

Article

Department/Program

Education

Pub Date

3-4-2017

Abstract

In this response to Sternberg’s article, “ACCEL: A New Model for Identifying the Gifted,” we agree that IQ testing may have outlasted its usefulness as an identification tool for gifted students. The field’s commitment to an imperfect formula has neglected the evolution of offerings in schools and theoretical underpinnings that are moving us away from an outdated conception of giftedness. IQ testing should be reserved for finding specific forms of high ability and as a diagnostic tool, not as a gatekeeper that continues to perpetuate the underrepresentation of some groups.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/02783193.2017.1319000

Journal Title

Roeper Review

Volume

39

Issue

3

Journal Article URL

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02783193.2017.1319000

First Page

191

Publisher Statement

This version is the accepted, post-print version of the article.

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