Exploring Identification Procedures of Gifted Students by Teacher Ratings:parent ratings and student self-reports in Hong Kong

Authors
Citation
Dw. Chan, Exploring Identification Procedures of Gifted Students by Teacher Ratings:parent ratings and student self-reports in Hong Kong, HIGH ABIL S, 11(1), 2000, pp. 69-82
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Education
Journal title
HIGH ABILITY STUDIES
ISSN journal
13598139 → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
69 - 82
Database
ISI
SICI code
1359-8139(200006)11:1<69:EIPOGS>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Previous studies have provided equivocal results regarding the use of teach er and parent ratings in identifying gifted students. This study explored t heir use through identifying those student behavioral characteristics on wh ich such judgments were based, assessing their correspondence with student self-report data, and evaluating the differences between teacher and parent ratings. Teachers and parents of 109 gifted students (45 boys and 64 girls ) provided ratings using Chinese versions of the Scales for Rating the Beha vioral Characteristics of Superior Students (SRBCSS) (Renzulli, Smith, Whit e, Callahan & Hartman, 1976). Results show a greater relevance for measurin g leadership and motivation characteristics, and less relevance on creativi ty characteristics. Also, scabs appear not to be good predictors of student self-report data on IQ creativity and leadership. However, the Chinese SRB CSS was nevertheless demonstated to be a viable instrument, yielding import ant data not available by self-report instruments for identifying gifted st udents.