ERIC Number: EJ789288
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0016-9862
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Validation of the Gifted Rating Scales-School Form in China
Li, Huijun; Pfeiffer, Steven I.; Petscher, Yaacov; Kumtepe, Alper T.; Mo, Guofang
Gifted Child Quarterly, v52 n2 p160-169 2008
The Gifted Rating Scales-School Form (GRS-S), a teacher-completed rating scale, is designed to identify five types of giftedness and motivation. This study examines the reliability and validity of a Chinese-translated version of the GRS-S with a sample of Chinese elementary and middle school students (N = 499). The Chinese GRS-S was found to have high internal consistency. Results of the confirmatory factor analysis corroborated the six-factor solution of the original GRS-S. Comparison of the GRS-S scores and measures of academic performance provide preliminary support for the criterion validity of the Chinese-translated GRS-S. Significant age and gender differences on the Chinese GRS-S were found. Results provide preliminary support for the Chinese version of the GRS-S as a reliable and valid measure of giftedness for Chinese students. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Test Validity, Predictive Validity, Rating Scales, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Gender Differences, Student Motivation, Test Reliability, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Age Differences, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers
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Education Level: Elementary Education; Middle Schools
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Identifiers - Location: China
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