Scale of giftedness and talent identification: Instrument construction and content validity

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v22i2.46959

Keywords:

giftedness, talent, identification, validity, psychometrics.

Abstract

The use of scales talent assessment by teachers can avoid sub identification. In the present study, we designed a scale for identifying talent and analyzed evidence of its content validity by means of judges evaluation. Five experts took part of the study. We used the Scale of Giftedness and Talent Identification, with 120 items and six domains (intellectual abilities, creativity, social competence, practical intelligence, artistic skills/musicality and psychomotor skills). The items were randomly distributed and sent to the judges. The general inter-judge agreement rate was 82%. Of the 120 initial items, 22 should be deleted and 42, rewritten. The final version consisted of 98 items. Further studies should examine the factor structure of the scale to complement the analyses of its psychometric properties.

Author Biographies

Marcia de Fátima Rabello Lovisi de Freitas, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Doutora em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos. Docente do curso de Psicologia da Faculdade Anhanguera de Sumaré.

Patrícia Waltz Schelini, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Docente do Departamento de Psicologia da Universidade Federal de São Carlos

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Published

2018-08-01

How to Cite

de Freitas, M. de F. R. L., & Schelini, P. W. (2018). Scale of giftedness and talent identification: Instrument construction and content validity. Interação Em Psicologia, 22(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v22i2.46959

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Vol. 22 No. 2 (2018)

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Research Reports

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