Frontiers in Psychology (Oct 2023)
The Gifted Rating Scales - School Form in Greek elementary and middle school learners: a closer insight into their psychometric characteristics
- Maria Sofologi,
- Maria Sofologi,
- Maria Sofologi,
- Georgia Papantoniou,
- Georgia Papantoniou,
- Georgia Papantoniou,
- Georgia Papantoniou,
- Theodora Avgita,
- Anna Dougali,
- Theodora Foti,
- Aikaterini-Rafaela Geitona,
- Aikaterina Lyraki,
- Anastasia Tzalla,
- Maria Staikopoulou,
- Harilaos Zaragas,
- Georgios Ntritsos,
- Georgios Ntritsos,
- Panagiotis Varsamis,
- Konstantinos Staikopoulos,
- Georgios Kougioumtzis,
- Georgios Kougioumtzis,
- Georgios Kougioumtzis,
- Aphrodite Papantoniou,
- Despina Moraitou,
- Despina Moraitou
Affiliations
- Maria Sofologi
- Laboratory of Psychology, Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- Maria Sofologi
- Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University Research Centre of Ioannina (U.R.C.I.), Ioannina, Greece
- Maria Sofologi
- Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- Georgia Papantoniou
- Laboratory of Psychology, Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- Georgia Papantoniou
- Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University Research Centre of Ioannina (U.R.C.I.), Ioannina, Greece
- Georgia Papantoniou
- Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- Georgia Papantoniou
- Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI—AUTH) Balkan Center, Buildings A & B, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Theodora Avgita
- Laboratory of Psychology, Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- Anna Dougali
- Laboratory of Psychology, Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- Theodora Foti
- Laboratory of Psychology, Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- Aikaterini-Rafaela Geitona
- Laboratory of Psychology, Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- Aikaterina Lyraki
- Laboratory of Psychology, Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- Anastasia Tzalla
- Laboratory of Psychology, Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- Maria Staikopoulou
- Laboratory of Psychology, Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- Harilaos Zaragas
- Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- Georgios Ntritsos
- Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, School of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Ioannina, Arta, Greece
- Georgios Ntritsos
- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- Panagiotis Varsamis
- Department of Educational and Social Policy, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Konstantinos Staikopoulos
- Department of Computer, Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, International Hellenic University, Serres, Greece
- Georgios Kougioumtzis
- Department of Turkish Studies and Modern Asian Studies, Faculty of Economic and Political Sciences, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Georgios Kougioumtzis
- 0Department of Psychology, School of Health Sciences, University Neapolis Pafos, Pafos, Cyprus
- Georgios Kougioumtzis
- 1School of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece
- Aphrodite Papantoniou
- Laboratory of Psychology, Department of Early Childhood Education, School of Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
- Despina Moraitou
- Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI—AUTH) Balkan Center, Buildings A & B, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Despina Moraitou
- 2Laboratory of Psychology, Section of Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, School of Psychology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1198119
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 14
Abstract
The Gifted Rating Scales - School Form (GRS-S), an evaluation tool for the identification of gifted elementary and middle school children, was the subject of the current study, which focused on its psychometric features (internal consistency reliability and structural validity). Four hundred and eighty-nine teachers (342 women, 139 men, and 8 without gender declaration) used the GRS-S to estimate the dimensions of giftedness in their students for the current study. Particularly, 489 children (253 girls and 236 boys) were evaluated by their teachers. Eight elementary and middle school classes and sixteen 6-month age bands were used to stratify the student population. The scales’ outstanding internal consistency and good factorial validity were revealed by statistical analyses (EFA, CFA, and Cronbach’s coefficients). According to the current research findings, the GRS-S as a reliable and valid assessment tool for identifying gifted students (by their teachers) within the Greek cultural environment.
Keywords
- Gifted Rating Scales
- elementary and middle school children
- factorial validity
- internal consistency reliability
- diagnostic tool