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Public elementary school teachers' implicit theories of intelligence and perceptions of giftedness

Firesheets, Elizabeth Kelly
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1386596449

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2008, Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Xavier University, Psychology.
Previous research regarding individuals' attitudes toward giftedness has failed to identify meaningful predictors of attitudes. Implicit theories of intelligence (ITI) are the specific belief structures that individuals use to explain and understand intelligence and may provide useful information about attitudes toward related constructs such as giftedness. ITI were used to predict elementary school teachers' attitudes toward giftedness. Results indicated that ITI accounted for attitudes toward giftedness after controlling for other known predictors. However, the percentage of variance in attitudes that ITI explained was modest (4%), indicating that other, more meaningful predictors remain to be identified. Examination of the teachers' ITI and attitudes about giftedness scores revealed that incremental ITI were overrepresented among the sample (51%) and overall attitudes towards giftedness were overwhelmingly positive. As a whole, the findings suggest that ITI add incrementally to our understanding of teachers' beliefs about the nature of intelligence and giftedness.Suggestions of areas for future research are also discussed.
Susan L. Kenford, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Kathleen J. Hart, Ph.D., ABPP (Committee Member)
David T. Hellkamp, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
114 p.
Educational Psychology; Gifted Education; Special Education
education; intelligence; giftedness; teachers

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  • Firesheets, E. K. (2008). Public elementary school teachers' implicit theories of intelligence and perceptions of giftedness [Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1386596449

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Firesheets, Elizabeth. Public elementary school teachers' implicit theories of intelligence and perceptions of giftedness. 2008. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1386596449.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Firesheets, Elizabeth. "Public elementary school teachers' implicit theories of intelligence and perceptions of giftedness." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1386596449

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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