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Peer reviewedSarouphim, Ketty M. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2000
A study involving 257 Navajo and Mexican-American elementary students investigated the internal structure of the DISCOVER assessment, a performance-based assessment grounded in Gardner's theory of multiple intelligence. Results showed low interrating correlations among the five assessment activities, indicating students gifted in one intelligence…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, American Indians, Elementary Education, Gifted
Peer reviewedSarouphim, Ketty M. – Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 2002
A study of 303 predominately Hispanic and Native American ninth graders investigated the validity of the DISCOVER assessment. Results provided evidence for an alignment of the assessment with the theory of multiple intelligences. No overall gender or ethnic differences were found in the numbers of students identified as gifted. (Contains…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, American Indians, Evaluation Methods, Gifted
