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IDENTIFICATION OF GIFTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT COMPARED WITH STRUCTURE OF INTELLECT SCREENING FORM FOR GIFTED WITH EMPHASIS ON CREATIVITY
Title
IDENTIFICATION OF GIFTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT COMPARED WITH STRUCTURE OF INTELLECT SCREENING FORM FOR GIFTED WITH EMPHASIS ON CREATIVITY.
Creator
BELSITO, ROSEANNE, Florida Atlantic University, Urich, Ted R.
Abstract/Description
Purpose. This dissertation was designed to study the identification of gifted high school students. A comparison was made between the intelligence quotient (IQ) method of identification and the Structure of Intellect Screening Form for Gifted (SFG) method of identifying gifted students in the tenth grade in Broward County, Florida. Method. Random samples of forty gifted tenth grade students and forty advanced tenth grade students were administered the SFG. There was equal representation by...
Show morePurpose. This dissertation was designed to study the identification of gifted high school students. A comparison was made between the intelligence quotient (IQ) method of identification and the Structure of Intellect Screening Form for Gifted (SFG) method of identifying gifted students in the tenth grade in Broward County, Florida. Method. Random samples of forty gifted tenth grade students and forty advanced tenth grade students were administered the SFG. There was equal representation by sex. Gifted students were those who scored at least two standard deviations above the mean on a standardized test of intelligence. Advanced students were those who scored from 115 to 129 on the Short Form Test of Academic Aptitude. Students had to score in the gifted range on at least five of the ten subtests on the SFG to be classified as gifted. Special attention was given to scores on two divergent production subtests of the SFG as an indication of creativity. These subtests were divergent production of figural units (DFU) and divergent production of semantic units (DMU). Results. The results showed that there was a significant difference in change of classification from gifted to non-gifted and from non-gifted to gifted after testing on the SFG. There was no significant difference in the number of students in each category after testing. There was no significant difference in the scores obtained on either the DFU or DMU subtests by gifted males, gifted females, advanced males and advanced females. This was corroborated by analysis of variance computation of mean scores on both subtests. Neither main effect was a source of variation, and the interaction was zero. Recommendations. This study should be replicated using a random sample of all tenth grade students in Broward County, Florida. Continued study should be done at each grade level so that comparisons between and within grade levels can be made. An additional test, divergent production of symbolic units (DSU), should be added to test for creativity. Creativity should be utilized as a criterion in the identification of gifted high school students.
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Date Issued
1981
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11788
Subject Headings
Education, Tests and Measurements, Gifted children--Identification
Format
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STUDY OF THE OUTCOMES OF THE FLORIDA NEW PRINCIPALS PROGRAM AS PERCEIVED BY THE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
Title
A STUDY OF THE OUTCOMES OF THE FLORIDA NEW PRINCIPALS PROGRAM AS PERCEIVED BY THE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.
Creator
RALPH, SHARON MARIE, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
The Florida Legislature mandated that all school districts shall implement a New Principals Program for training prospective new principals. For the 1986-87 school year this program was implemented in 44 of the 67 school districts in the State of Florida. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of the interim principals, assistant principal/intern principals and intern principals concerning the effectiveness of the three components of the Florida New Principals...
Show moreThe Florida Legislature mandated that all school districts shall implement a New Principals Program for training prospective new principals. For the 1986-87 school year this program was implemented in 44 of the 67 school districts in the State of Florida. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of the interim principals, assistant principal/intern principals and intern principals concerning the effectiveness of the three components of the Florida New Principals Program. The Florida Council on Educational Management (FCEM) developed Guidelines for the selection, training and performance appraisal components. Also examined were differences in perceptions concerning the effectiveness of the New Principals Program in relation to the demographic data of the three participant groups. Data was obtained from 276 New Principals Program participants. One hundred nine interim principals, 128 assistant principal/intern principals and 39 intern principals were sent a Florida New Principals Program Participant Questionnaire. Using a Likert scale, participants indicated their perceptions of program experiences. There were statistically significant differences (p <.05) between the interim principals and the assistant principal/intern principals groups and between the intern principals and the assistant principal/intern principals groups for all three program components. The interim principals and intern principals groups reported more positive perceptions than did the assistant principal/intern principals group. A t-test indicated a significant difference (p <.01) between the male and female interim principals' perceptions of the selection procedures component. There was no significant difference between male and female assistant principal/intern principals' or intern principals' perceptions of this component. No other significant interaction was detected between the race or number of years as a school administrator and the training or performance appraisal component. Further review of participants' responses indicated that selection procedures and training activities were implemented more often than the appraisal performance process. A review of the comments, and recommendations from the program participants has been included, as well as overall conclusions and recommendations for program improvement and further research.
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Date Issued
1987
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11912
Subject Headings
School superintendents--In-service training--Florida, Gifted children--Identification, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
Format
Document (PDF)