Talent Beyond Words: Identification of Potential Talent in Dance and Music in Elementary Students

We present evidence for the reliability and validity of the Talent Identification Instrument (TII), an observation process in music and dance in which multiple judges rate students throughout a multisession audition. The approach was designed to recognize previously overlooked abilities in urban ele...

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Published in:The Gifted child quarterly 1996-04, Vol.40 (2), p.93-101
Main Authors: Baum, Susan M., Owen, Steven V., Oreck, Barry A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dance
Elementary Education
Music
Performance Based Assessment
Talent
Talent Identification
Talent Identification Instrument
Test Reliability
Test Validity
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Summary:We present evidence for the reliability and validity of the Talent Identification Instrument (TII), an observation process in music and dance in which multiple judges rate students throughout a multisession audition. The approach was designed to recognize previously overlooked abilities in urban elementary students, including low income, bilingual, and special education students. The TII observation process was designed to evoke artful behaviors that can be readily recognized by arts specialists and classroom teachers. We found strong agreement among raters and adequate stability estimates. Evidence for validity was obtained through factor analysis and a variety of construct validity procedures. The performance-based assessment described here may have implications for discovering hidden potential in academic as well as artistic domains.
ISSN:0016-9862
1934-9041
DOI:10.1177/001698629604000206