Validity, Reliability, and Equity Issues in an Observational Talent Assessment Process in the Performing Arts

The lack of valid, research-based methods to identify potential artistic talent hampers the inclusion of the arts in programs for the gifted and talented. The Talent Assessment Process in Dance, Music, and Theater (D/M/T TAP) was designed to identify potential performing arts talent in diverse popul...

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Published in:Journal for the education of the gifted 2003-09, Vol.27 (1), p.62-94
Main Authors: Oreck, Barry A., Owen, Steven V., Baum, Susan M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ability
Academic Achievement
Aptitude
Aptitude tests
Art Education
Competency based education
Construct Validity
Content Validity
Dancers
Educational Research
Equal Education
Evaluation
General aptitude test battery
Gifted
Gifted persons
Interrater Reliability
Multiple Intelligences
Music Education
New York
Ohio
Performance Based Assessment
Performing arts
Prediction
Talent
Talent Identification
Testing
Theater Arts
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Summary:The lack of valid, research-based methods to identify potential artistic talent hampers the inclusion of the arts in programs for the gifted and talented. The Talent Assessment Process in Dance, Music, and Theater (D/M/T TAP) was designed to identify potential performing arts talent in diverse populations, including bilingual and special education students and students who have had no prior formal arts instruction. Research results over 13 years in elementary schools in New York and Ohio provide evidence that creative and artistic potential can be assessed validly and equitably and that such assessments can offer a reliable prediction of success in rigorous arts instruction.
ISSN:0162-3532
2162-9501
DOI:10.1177/016235320302700105