This article presents a trend analysis of test scores (1965–1976) among superior high school students on the Wisconsin Inventory for Talented Students-Verbal. Performance on the verbal test among superior ninth grade (N=458) and eleventh grade (N=423) students has declined over the past twelve years. A comparison of verbal test performance between superior students and the general high school student population indicates a comparable decline in performance.
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