Using a Nonverbal Cognitive Abilities Screening Test in Identifying Gifted and Talented Young Children in Jordan: A Focus Group Discussion of Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Alodat, Ali M.; Zumberg, Marshall F.
Titel	Using a Nonverbal Cognitive Abilities Screening Test in Identifying Gifted and Talented Young Children in Jordan: A Focus Group Discussion of Teachers
Quelle	In: Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 42 (2019) 3, S.266-279 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Alodat, Ali M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3532
DOI	10.1177/0162353219855676
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Cognitive Ability; Nonverbal Tests; Screening Tests; Talent Identification; Young Children; Academically Gifted; Teacher Attitudes; Kindergarten; Preschool Teachers; Elementary School Teachers; Jordan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Denkfähigkeit; Screening-Verfahren; Begabtenanalyse; Talentsuche; Frühe Kindheit; Lehrerverhalten; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende
Abstract	This qualitative study aimed to discover teachers' perceptions about the effectiveness of using the nonverbal Cognitive Abilities Screening Test (CogAT) in identifying gifted and talented children. The study's sample of six teachers participated in standardizing the Jordanian version of the CogAT. Teachers attended a focus group discussion, and they were asked to discuss four open-ended questions. The focus group discussion results indicated strong agreement by teachers of the effectiveness of using the Arabic Jordanian version of CogAT. Specifically, teachers expressed their satisfaction about the test items and guidelines. Moreover, they unanimously agreed that the test is appropriate to use in Jordan. Also, teachers provided many positive comments and feedback about the ability of this test to identify young gifted children. Finally, teachers described the reality of gifted education services in Jordan. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01