“The Talent-Search Concept: an Identification Strategy for the Intellectually Gifted”, 1979-10-01 (; backlinks):
Using the empirically based evidence that has resulted from the previous 5 Talent Searches of the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth, the article develops the rationale and success behind the talent-search concept as a useful strategy for identifying the intellectually gifted.
Its practicality as a model is further demonstrated through the systematic curricular programming that has resulted at school-district levels after students have been identified as talented in a specific aptitude area.
The identification issue is discussed as it pertains to efficiency and effectiveness related to cost, predictive validity, and feasibility.