Sorting Children into "Gifted Child" Education Programs Is Most Likely

question 67

Multiple Choice

Sorting children into "gifted child" education programs is most likely to be criticized for

• A) overemphasizing the genetic determinants of giftedness.
• B) widening the achievement gap between higher- and lower-ability groups.
• C) claiming that intelligence test scores can predict children's academic success.
• D) underestimating the extent to which crystallized intelligence underlies success in a wide variety of tasks.

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