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Peer reviewedCallahan, Carolyn M.; And Others – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1993
This article describes the Scale for the Evaluation of Gifted Identification Instruments, developed for use by school decision makers. Development of the scale is reviewed in terms of five areas of assessment: validity, reliability, propriety, respondent appropriateness, and utility. Specific guidelines and cautions in using the scale are also…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Gifted, Screening Tests, Test Reliability
Peer reviewedCallahan, Carolyn M.; Caldwell, Michael S. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1993
This article describes the database of the National Repository for Instruments and Strategies Used in the Identification and Evaluation of Gifted Programs (University of Virginia). The Scale for the Evaluation of Gifted Identification Instruments is applied to the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. A sample bibliographic reference from the…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Bibliographic Databases, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedCunningham, Caroline M.; Callahan, Carolyn M.; Plucker, Jonathan A.; Roberson, S. Christopher; Rapkin, Arlene – Exceptional Children, 1998
This study investigated the reliability and construct validity of a peer nomination form used to identify 670 Hispanic students of outstanding talent from three southwestern school districts. Results indicated adequate reliability, and suggestions are offered for improving the instrument's validity. (DB)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Construct Validity, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Peer reviewedAdams, Cheryll M.; Callahan, Carolyn M. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1995
The Diet Cola Test was designed as a process assessment of science aptitude in intermediate grade students. Investigations of the instrument's reliability and validity indicated that data did not support use of the instrument for identifying individual students' aptitude. However, results suggested the test's appropriateness for evaluating…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Processes, Decision Making
