Construct Validity and Reliability of the Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students among a Sample of Elementary Students in Qatar

Autor/inn/en	Jaffal, Abeer F.; Abu-Hilal, Maher; Al-Naimi, Mariam N.
Titel	Construct Validity and Reliability of the Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students among a Sample of Elementary Students in Qatar
Quelle	In: Gifted Education International, 37 (2021) 3, S.290-304 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Abu-Hilal, Maher)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0261-4294
DOI	10.1177/02614294211013441
Schlagwörter	Construct Validity; Test Reliability; Rating Scales; Student Behavior; Student Characteristics; Elementary School Students; Single Sex Schools; Preadolescents; Arabs; Grade 5; Grade 6; Academically Gifted; Teacher Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Qatar + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Testreliabilität; Rating-Skala; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Single-sex schools; Single-sex classes; Single sex classes; Getrenntgeschlechtliche Erziehung; Schule; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Arab; Araber; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Lehrerverhalten; Ausland; Katar
Abstract	This study tested the construct validity and reliability of the Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students (SRBCSS) with the purpose to have a valid and reliable measure to identify the gifted individuals. The sample consisted of 176 superior students from grades five and six in Qatar. The results revealed a high consistency in rating the students by their teachers. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the items clustered around the 12 subscales. Also, the indicators in form of parcels produced 12 factors and two second-order factors that represent learning/personal and verbal/artistic characteristics. The results showed that those major characteristics are highly correlated and provided support to the convergent validity of the subscales. The implication of these results indicate that the subscales can be used collectively or separately to assess students' characteristics of superiority in the Arab milieu. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01