Construcción y validación de contenido de una batería de instrumentos para la detección de las altas capacidades en Educación Primaria (original) (raw)

Introduction: Although in our educational system and society, giftedness begins to be object of interest, the detection rates are still very far from approaching the reality of our classrooms. The lack of teacher training, the myths and stereotypes associated with giftedness and the absence of quality instruments aimed at detecting the most capable students, make it difficult for them to receive the educational response they deserve in coherence with the principle of equity that the legislation promulgates. To favour detection in our classrooms, in the stage of Primary Education, a battery of instruments has been designed, given the scarcity and lack of rigor of the existing ones, which collects information from three sources: teachers (questionnaire), families (questionnaire) and a test of collective application for the students. The battery is characterized by being brief and simple, clear in its definition, precise, useful, multidimensional, multicriterial and ecological, and is based on the Model of the Three Rings of J. Renzulli. Method: In the present essay, the initial version (v1) of a Detection Battery of giftedness in Primary Education is designed and constructed, the content of which is validated. Through expert judgment and method of individual aggregates, a total of 7 experts are pronounced regarding the three instruments that make up the Battery. Two questionnaires are prepared for the collection of information from the judges, the first of them aimed at assessing the relevance of the items and reagents in the measure of the construct and components, and the second in relation to assessing the formulation of the reagents and instructions (understanding, ambiguity and clarity) and, in the case of the aptitude test, degree of difficulty and adequacy of the established time. Finally, optional information is collected regarding the Battery as a whole. Results y conclusions: After the analysis of the evaluations of the experts, it is possible to arrive at a final version (v2) of the Battery whose content is valid for the detection of giftedness in Primary Education. However, some limitations regarding the obtained quantitative results advise to replicate and complete the validation process shortly, for example, through a discussion group. In future lines of research, it is intended to proceed to the study of the psychometric characteristics of the instruments that make up the Battery, its reliability and validity.