Battery for assessment of high abilities/giftedness: Analysis conducted using Item Response Theory

This study aimed to perform item analysis of a battery for assessment of high abilities/giftedness. The sample was composed of 987 elementary and high school students aged 8-17 years old (Mean = 11.5, Standard Deviation = 1.9), among which 523 were female. A battery for the assessment of high abilit...

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Autores: NAKANO, Tatiana de Cássia, PRIMI, Ricardo, ABREU, Isabel Cristina Camelo de, GOZZOLI, Marcela Zeferino, CAPOROSSI, Daniel Campos, MILIANI, Ana Flávia Martins, MARTINS, Amanda Abrão
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (PUC-CAMPINAS)
Repositorio:Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br:article/8327
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/estpsi/article/view/8327
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Cognitive ability
Psychological assessment
Item Response Theory
Test validity
Aptidão cognitiva
Avaliação psicológica
Teoria de Resposta ao Item
Validade do teste
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Sumario:This study aimed to perform item analysis of a battery for assessment of high abilities/giftedness. The sample was composed of 987 elementary and high school students aged 8-17 years old (Mean = 11.5, Standard Deviation = 1.9), among which 523 were female. A battery for the assessment of high abilities/giftedness consisting of four subtests of intelligence (Verbal, Abstract, Numerical, and Logical Reasoning) and two subtests of creativity (Figure Completing Test and Metaphor Creation Test) was used. The results of the analysis of fit indices pointed to the fact that three items of verbal reasoning (RV4, RV8, and RV10), two figural creative characteristics (Fantasy and Originality) and a judge of the subtest of verbal creativity had infit higher than the expected value; therefore, these items deserve special attention. The second analysis, the item map analysis, allowed for the identification of the features that best differentiate the subjects indicative of high ability/giftedness in three constructs assessed by the battery