TY - JOUR
T1 - Identification of Gifted Students in Oman
T2 - Gender and Grade Differences on the Gifted Rating Scales-School Form
AU - Hassan Hemdan Mohamed, Ahmed
AU - Mahdi Kazem, Ali
AU - Pfeiffer, Steven
AU - Alzubaidi, Abdul Qawi
AU - Abu Elwan, Reda
AU - Ambosaidi, Abdullah
AU - Al-Washahi, Mariam
AU - Al-Kharosi, Tarek
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2017.
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - Research suggests that teacher-completed gifted screening scales can reduce undernomination of students with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The purpose of this study was to examine the use of the Gifted Rating Scales-School Form (GRS-S) in the identification of gifted students in Oman. The participants of the study represented a national sample of 907 students from Grades 1 to 10 in five governorates in Oman. The MANOVA showed that the main effect of the gender was statistically significant on the GRS subscales. Females' mean scores on four subscales (Intellectual Ability, Academic Achievement, Artistic Talent, and Motivation) were higher than males'. A statistically significant effect of the grade was found on the GRS subscales. Third-grade students' ratings of artistic ability were higher than other students' grades.
AB - Research suggests that teacher-completed gifted screening scales can reduce undernomination of students with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The purpose of this study was to examine the use of the Gifted Rating Scales-School Form (GRS-S) in the identification of gifted students in Oman. The participants of the study represented a national sample of 907 students from Grades 1 to 10 in five governorates in Oman. The MANOVA showed that the main effect of the gender was statistically significant on the GRS subscales. Females' mean scores on four subscales (Intellectual Ability, Academic Achievement, Artistic Talent, and Motivation) were higher than males'. A statistically significant effect of the grade was found on the GRS subscales. Third-grade students' ratings of artistic ability were higher than other students' grades.
KW - Gifted Rating Scales-School Form
KW - Oman
KW - gender differences
KW - gifted
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U2 - 10.1177/0162353217718277
DO - 10.1177/0162353217718277
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85027545698
SN - 0162-3532
VL - 40
SP - 289
EP - 301
JO - Journal for the Education of the Gifted
JF - Journal for the Education of the Gifted
IS - 3
ER -