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Peer reviewedSarouphim, Ketty M. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1999
A relatively new performance-based assessment, the DISCOVER process, is presented in this review. The theoretical framework of the assessment is explained, followed by a delineation of the assessment process, checklist characteristics and development, and the tasks in the five different activities. Findings on assessment validity and reliability…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Gifted
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
Peer reviewedSarouphim, Ketty M. – Exceptional Children, 1999
A comparison between performance-based DISCOVER (Discovering Intellectual Strengths and Capabilities through Observation while allowing for Varied Ethnic Responses) assessment reports and two independent ratings in appraising 24 kindergartners' multiple intelligences through specific activities found that when intelligences were assessed through…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Activities, Classroom Observation Techniques, Cultural Background
