Date of Award
2020
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Department
Child, Family and School Psychology
First Advisor
Tara C. Raines
Second Advisor
Denis Dumas
Third Advisor
Norma Hafenstein
Keywords
BASC-3, Behavior assessment scale for children, Giftedness
Abstract
Children who are gifted are at-risk for being misidentified with emotional and behavioral disorders (Daniels & Piechowski, 2009; Mullet & Rinn, 2015; Webb, 2016). Challenges exist in conclusively defining giftedness, assessing giftedness, and understanding common behavioral patterns among gifted individuals (Bracken & Brown, 2006; McClain & Pfeiffer, 2012). Because gifted children typically exhibit common behavioral patterns, it is important for school psychologists to understand gifted behavioral characteristics, how to assess these characteristics, and how to differentiate between common gifted behavior and maladaptive behavior (Daniels & Piechowski, 2009; Webb, 2016). This study examined the value of the BASC-3 in identifying gifted behavioral characteristics. Assessment data was collected on gifted children and results did not show at-risk or clinically significant T-scores on the BASC-3 scales. The study limitations, strengths, and directions for future research are presented. Implications for school psychologists are provided for improving gifted identification and better understanding gifted behavioral characteristics.
Publication Statement
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Recommended Citation
Zytka, Kristine, "Identification of Gifted Characteristics Using the Behavioral Assessment Scale for Children—Third Edition" (2020). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1867.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/1867
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Rights holder
Kristine Zytka
File size
105 p.
Copyright date
2020
File format
application/pdf
Language
en
Discipline
Education, Psychology