Schools should call for the elimination of ability grouping because ability grouping has negative effects on student achievement. He indicated that higher and lower aptitude students would suffer academically from elimination of grouping. Conversely, he cautioned that schools should resist the call for the elimination of the use of ability grouping. Bright, average, and slow youngsters profit from grouping programs that adjust curriculum to the aptitude levels of the groups. Highly talented youngsters profit from work in accelerated classes as well as from enriched curriculum.
Creativity tests are effective means of identifying artistically gifted and talented students.
Caution should be exercised in using creativity tests as a means of identifying artistically gifted and talented students. Creativity tests are used to measure problem solving skills and divergent thinking abilities applicable to a variety of situations. In identifying artistically gifted and talented students, attention should be paid to potential and works in progress as well as to final performance and products. Many programs for artistically gifted and talented students are based upon defining art talent as the ability to create a superior product or perform in a distinguished manner. Television is bad for young gifted children.