The School Attitude Measure was administered to 104 intellectually gifted and talented students in Grades 4 through 6. With only three exceptions, each percentile score was above the 50th percentile. Results suggest a positive relationship between cognitive ability and attitudes toward school which is weaker for the talented group than for the intellectually gifted.
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