Journal Articles
The pentagonal implicit theory of giftedness revisited: A cross-validation in Hong Kong
- The pentagonal implicit theory of giftedness revisited: A cross-validation in Hong Kong
- Roeper Review, 21(2), 149-153, 1998
- Routledge
- 1998
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- Hong Kong
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- 1997.7 onwards
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- Post-Secondary Education
- This article addresses the cross-cultural generalization of the pentagonal implicit theory of giftedness (Sternberg & Zhang, 1995) as well as differential expectations regarding excellence for girls versus boys. First, we used an instrument based on the pentagonal theory with a sample of in-service and pre-service teachers at the University of Hong Kong. Second, we administered a questionnaire designed to assess conceptions of “excellence,” one of the attributes for giftedness described in the pentagonal model, to a different sample of in-service and pre-service teachers at the same university. We found a good fit of the pentagonal model to the data collected, paralleling results obtained in the U.S. We also found, however, that in Hong Kong, however, unlike in the U.S., participants had higher expectations of excellence for boys than for girls. These outcomes have implications for identification, instruction, and programming for the gifted.[Copyright of Roeper Review is the property of Routledge. Full article may be available at the publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02783199809553949]
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- English
- Journal Articles
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- 02783193
- https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/d2866391
- 2010-11-24
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