Which one of the following is a legitimate reason for not relying solely on intelligence tests when identifying students who are gifted?
A) Because intelligence test results are so difficult to interpret, we are likely to identify many nongifted students as being gifted.
B) Because intelligence tests measure innate intelligence, we may overlook students whose giftedness is due to an enriched environment.
C) Because of the culture-dependent nature of intelligence, we may overlook students from ethnic minority groups.
D) Because high achievement is a better indicator of giftedness than IQ scores, we should focus on achievement test results instead.
Question 2
The following four junior high school science teachers are teaching the concept atom to their students. From Piaget's perspective, some of the students in each classroom are in the formal operations stage and others are at the concrete operations stage. In which classroom are the concrete operational students most likely to have difficulty understanding what an atom is like?
A) Mr. Armani lets students touch and manipulate concrete models of various atoms.
B) Mr. Bendetti lets students look at the same concrete models that Mr. Armani has used.
C) Mr. Carmen verbally describes how different elements are made up of different numbers of neutrons, protons, and electrons.
D) Mr. Davidson has students role-play being neutrons, protons, and electrons. The neutron and proton students huddle together in the middle of the room, and the electrons move around them.
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