Assessing Measurement Invariance of the Implicit Theories of Intelligence Scale Between Nonidentified and Identified Gifted

• In Event: 75.062 - Poster Session 18
  In Poster Session: 75.062-4 - Poster Session: Research on Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent

Abstract

Using samples of general education adolescents (N=75) and gifted adolescents(N=239), the current study examined 1) the psychometric properties of scales measuring the implicit theories of intelligence, which Dweck and her colleagues developed and 2) whether measurement invariance exists between general education adolescents (not identified as gifted) and gifted adolescents. Results indicated that a 6-item scale is a better fit than an 8-item scale using the assessed samples of both general education and gifted adolescents. The result of the measurement invariance tests on Dweck’s 6-item scale with gifted adolescents suggests that Dweck’s 6-item scale is not biased across two distinct groups, general education adolescents and gifted adolescents.

Authors

• Sunhee Park, University of Virginia

• Carolyn M. Callahan, University of Virginia

• Ji Hoon Ryoo, University of Virginia