Assertion: The gifted children does not require special attention and different educational programmes to reach their full potential.

Reasoning: Performance on intelligence tests is not the only measure for identifying the gifted.

The Assertion is false, but the Reasoning is true.

Performance on intelligence tests is not the only measure for identifying the gifted. Many other sources of information, such as teachers’ judgment, school achievement record, parents’ interviews, peer and selfratings, etc. can be used in combination with intellectual assessment. To reach their full potential, gifted children require special attention and different educational programmes beyond those provided to normal children in regular classrooms. These may include life enrichment programmes that can sharpen children’s skills in productive thinking, planning, decision-making, and communication. Types of Intelligence Tests Intelligence tests are of several types. On the basis of their administration procedure, they can be categorised as individual or group tests. They can also be classified as either verbal or performance tests on the basis of the nature of items used. Depending upon the extent to which an intelligence test favours one culture over another, it can be judged as either culturefair or culture-biased.