ERIC Number: EJ929840
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 6
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The Gifted Rating Scales-Preschool/Kindergarten Form: An Analysis of the Standardization Sample Based on Age, Gender, and Race
Pfeiffer, Steven I.; Petscher, Yaacov; Jarosewich, Tania
Roeper Review, v29 n3 p206-211 2007
This study reports on an analysis of the standardization sample of a rating scale designed to assist in identification of gifted students. The Gifted Rating Scales-Preschool/Kindergarten Form (GRS-P) is based on a multidimensional model of giftedness designed for preschool and kindergarten students. Results provide support for: the internal structure of the scale; no age differences across the 3-year age span 4:0-6:11; gender differences on only one of the five scales; artistic talent; and small but statistically significant race/ethnicity differences with Asian Americans rated, on average, 1.5 scale-score points higher than whites and Native Americans and 7 points higher than African American and Hispanic students. The present findings provide support for the GRS-P as a valid screening test for giftedness. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Talent, American Indians, Screening Tests, Rating Scales, Age Differences, Kindergarten, Asian Americans, Gender Differences, Identification, Preschool Children, Art, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Scores
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Kindergarten; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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