ERIC Number: EJ1262052
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Sep
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3532
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Validation of an Arabic Version of the Gifted Rating Scales-School Form
Journal for the Education of the Gifted, v43 n3 p252-269 Sep 2020
The purpose of this study was to explore the psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the Gifted Rating Scales-School Form (GRS-S) on a national sample of 907 students from Cycle 1 (Grades 1 to 4) and Cycle 2 (Grades 5 to 10) from five governorates in Oman (Muscat, Dhofar, Al-Batinah North, Al-Sharqiyah South, and Al-Dhahira). The replicability of the GRS-S factor structure was examined using the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The CFA results supported the six-factor solution of the original scale. Also, Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficients of the GRS-S subscales ranged from 0.91 to 0.96. The criterion-related validity for the GRS-S scores was supported as statistically significant correlations were found between the GRS-S subscales and the Gifted and Talented Rating Scales-Second edition (GATES-2), students' academic achievement, and the scores of the Profile of Creative Abilities (PCA) rating scale. The metric invariance results revealed that the six-factor structure of GRS-S was equally applicable across gender and grade levels.
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Semitic Languages, Psychometrics, Translation, Foreign Countries, Correlation, Academically Gifted, Academic Achievement, Instructional Program Divisions, Gender Differences, Grade Point Average, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, High School Students, Factor Structure, Test Validity, Talent Identification
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Oman
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