PRODUCTS OF MIND - EXPLORING STUDENT PREFERENCES FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT USING MY WAY ... AN EXPRESSION STYLE INSTRUMENT

In this article, students' preferences for creating potential products are explored through the use of an expression style inventory. A tota l of 3,532 students from 45 school districts in 24 states completed su rveys designed to assess their interest in creating a variety of produ cts. Factor analytic procedures yielded 11 factors with alpha reliabil ities ranging from 72 to 95. The analysis allowed examination of the c ontent and construct validity for the instrument. The article conclude s with practical classroom applications for the expression style inven tory in talent development programs such as those based on the Schoolw ide enrichment Model (Renzulli & Reis, 1985).