Screening High Abilities Through Executive Functions

Many potentially talented students remain unidentified and unsupported due to resourcelimitations. This study aimed to create a screening tool to identify highly able studentsthrough a brief assessment of Executive Functions (EF). The TEXI questionnaire for EF wasadministered to students in an enric...

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Autores: Virtus Palacios, Daniel, Hoogeveen, Lianne, Orozco Gómez, Martha Lucía
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Burgos (UBU)
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos (RIUBU)
OAI Identifier:oai:riubu.ubu.es:10259/10948
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10259/10948
Access Level:acceso embargado
Palabra clave:CHEXI
Executive functions
Giftedness
High ability
Screening
TEXI
Niños superdotados
Personas superdotadas
Gifted children
Gifted persons
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Sumario:Many potentially talented students remain unidentified and unsupported due to resourcelimitations. This study aimed to create a screening tool to identify highly able studentsthrough a brief assessment of Executive Functions (EF). The TEXI questionnaire for EF wasadministered to students in an enrichment program for highly able students (n = 53) andmainstream education (n = 34). Additionally, the CHEXI questionnaire gathered parents’ per-spectives on their children’s EF abilities (n = 28) to check diverse perspectives. Data analysisshowed that highly able students had superior EF abilities, particularly in working memoryand cognitive flexibility. Hence, evaluating EF benefits the screening process for highly ablestudents, and incorporating diverse viewpoints from parents and children can improve itsefficacy.