The International Cognitive Ability Resource: A Free Cognitive Measure with Utility for Postsecondary Giftedness Research

Autor/inn/en	Young, Stephanie R.; Maddocks, Danika L. S.; Carrigan, Jamison E.
Titel	The International Cognitive Ability Resource: A Free Cognitive Measure with Utility for Postsecondary Giftedness Research
Quelle	In: Gifted Child Quarterly, 65 (2021) 4, S.370-376 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Young, Stephanie R.) ORCID (Maddocks, Danika L. S.) ORCID (Carrigan, Jamison E.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1934-9041
DOI	10.1177/00169862211023775
Schlagwörter	Cognitive Ability; Academically Gifted; College Students; Identification; Educational Research; Cognitive Tests; Accuracy; Cutting Scores; Test Validity; Intelligence Tests; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Denkfähigkeit; Collegestudent; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Kognitiver Fähigkeitstest; Testvalidität; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest
Abstract	Research on high-ability postsecondary students has increased in recent years; yet identifying such students can be challenging. The International Cognitive Ability Resource (ICAR) is an online, open-access tool designed to facilitate measurement of cognitive abilities in research. We evaluated whether the ICAR is appropriate to identify high-ability postsecondary students for research; high ability was classified by a General Ability Index score of 120 or higher on the WAIS-IV. In a sample of 97 students from a U.S. university (Mean age 22.47 years, Mean General Ability Index score 115.13) the 60-item ICAR demonstrated adequate diagnostic accuracy to identify high ability with three appropriate cut scores (33, 34, or 35 items correct out of 60). The 16-item ICAR had no appropriate cut scores but demonstrated validity as a brief cognitive ability measure that could be used to examine relations between intelligence and other variables. Findings suggest that the ICAR could be a useful open-source tool for research with high-ability college students (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01