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Who is Gifted? The Stability of Scores on the DISCOVER Assessment and the Raven’s Progressive Matrices in Diné Gifted Children

Kimler Üstün Yeteneklidir? Navaholu Üstün Yetenekli Çocukların DISCOVER ve Raven’in İlerlemeli Matrisi’ne Göre Değerlendirilmesi

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114–142
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2022-11-05
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An analysis of the datausing three methods (viz., calculating the change differenceson each student’s scores, obtaining correlationcoefficients, and applying a linear single regressionanalysis across the three testing periods) providesevidence of the stability of three of the five DISCOVERactivities—Spatial Analytical, Spatial Artistic,and Oral Linguistic, as well as the overall score.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The purpose of this study was to investigate the stabilityof the Discovering Intellectual Strengths and Capabilitiesthrough Observation while allowing forVaried Ethic Responses (DISCOVER) assessment,when used across time, to identify 74 Diné gifted children,and the Raven’s Progressive Matrices (RPM),when used across time, to identify 52 Diné gifted children.Students were tested when they were in the second,third, and fourth grades.
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Key Findings & Data:An analysis of the datausing three methods (viz., calculating the change differenceson each student’s scores, obtaining correlationcoefficients, and applying a linear single regressionanalysis across the three testing periods) providesevidence of the stability of three of the five DISCOVERactivities—Spatial Analytical, Spatial Artistic,and Oral Linguistic, as well as the overall score.
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Conclusion & Impact:Future researchers mayconsider conducting a long and large-scale longitudinalinvestigation into the same research problem, aswell as designing a mixed-method study to investigatehow Diné children understand the RPM problemsto highlight any potential cultural components.
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the stabilityof the Discovering Intellectual Strengths and Capabilitiesthrough Observation while allowing forVaried Ethic Responses (DISCOVER) assessment,when used across time, to identify 74 Diné gifted children,and the Raven’s Progressive Matrices (RPM),when used across time, to identify 52 Diné gifted children.Students were tested when they were in the second,third, and fourth grades. An analysis of the datausing three methods (viz., calculating the change differenceson each student’s scores, obtaining correlationcoefficients, and applying a linear single regressionanalysis across the three testing periods) providesevidence of the stability of three of the five DISCOVERactivities—Spatial Analytical, Spatial Artistic,and Oral Linguistic, as well as the overall score. Theoverall DISCOVER score provides greater evidence ofstability than do students’ scores from the RPM,which varied from year to year. Based on the resultsof this study, the authors concluded that the DISCOVERassessment is a culturally fair instrument, andis more appropriate when used to identify Diné giftedchildren than traditional tests. Future researchers mayconsider conducting a long and large-scale longitudinalinvestigation into the same research problem, aswell as designing a mixed-method study to investigatehow Diné children understand the RPM problemsto highlight any potential cultural components.

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Bu çalışmanın amacı, Navaholu (Amerika’da yaşayan bir yerli grup) öğrencilerin tanılanmasında kullanılan DISCOVER (Entelektüel Yeteneğin ve Potansiyelin Gözlem yoluyla Keşfedilmesi) değerlendirmesinden ve Raven’in İlerlemeli Matrisi’nden elde edilen verilerin farklı zaman aralıklarındaki tutarlılığını araştırmaktır. Çalışma kapsamında 2. 3. ve 4. sınıfta öğrenim gören 74 Navaholu üstün yetenekli öğrenciye DISCOVER, 52 Navaholu üstün yetenekli öğrenciye ise Raven uygulanmıştır. Veri analizinde fark analizleri, korelasyon analizi ve basit doğrusal regresyon analizi olmak üzere üç yöntemden yararlanılmıştır. Verilerin analizi sonucunda DISCOVER aktivitelerinden üçünün (Uzamsal Analitik, Uzamsal Sanat ve Dil) ve toplam puanın tutarlı olduğu bulunmuştur. Ayrıca DISCOVER’ın, Raven’in İlerlemeli Matrisi’ne göre farklı yıllardaki ölçümlerinde daha tutarlı olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Çalışmanın bulguları DISCOVER değerlendirmesinin farklı kültürlerde kullanılabilecek bir ölçek olduğunu ve Navaholu üstün yetenekli öğrencileri tanılamada geleneksel testlere kıyasla daha uygun olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. İleri araştırmalarda, daha uzun yılları ve daha çok örneklemi kapsayan boylamsal araştırmalar gerçekleştirilebilir. Ayrıca potansiyel kültürel bileşeni vurgulamak için Navaholu çocukların Raven’in İlerlemeli Matrisi problemlerini nasıl anladıklarına yönelik karma araştırmalar da yapılabilir.

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MAKER, C. J., ALHUSAİNİ, A. A. (2022). Who is Gifted? The Stability of Scores on the DISCOVER Assessment and the Raven’s Progressive Matrices in Diné Gifted Children. Türk Üstün Zeka ve Eğitim Dergisi, Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 2, 114–142. https://ajindex.com/articles/643339

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