Linking Teacher and Parent Ratings of Teacher-Nominated Gifted Elementary School Students to Each Other and to School Grades

authored by: Sandra Rothenbusch, Thamar Voss, Jessika Golle, Ingo Zettler
Abstract: This study investigated teacher and parent ratings of teacher-nominated gifted elementary school students’ verbal abilities, mathematical abilities, deductive reasoning, creative thinking, and engagement, and connected these ratings to school grades. Teacher and parent ratings were compared with regard to accuracy levels and halo effects. Furthermore, this study explored the correlations between teacher and parent ratings and how they are related to school grades. The study was based on data from 572 elementary school students participating in an enrichment program. The results indicated the same accuracy levels for teachers and parents. However, teacher ratings were more strongly affected by halo effects than parent ratings. The correlations between teacher and parent ratings were small to medium. Both raters’ ratings were independently and positively associated with German grades when controlling for each other. Positive teacher or parent ratings of mathematical abilities and engagement buffered the relation between the other rater’s ratings and math grades.
Organisation(s): Institute of Psychology
External Organisation(s): University of Freiburg
University of Tübingen
University of Copenhagen
Type: Article
Journal: Gifted child quarterly
Volume: 62
Pages: 230-250
No. of pages: 21
ISSN: 0016-9862
Publication date: 01.04.2018
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology
Electronic version(s): https://www.sociology.ku.dk/staff/researchers/?pure=en%2Fpublications%2Flinking-teacher-and-parent-ratings-of-teachernominated-gifted-elementary-school-students-to-each-other-and-to-school-grades(e1d6c574-07e6-4428-9ba1-ae59c111fddb).html (Access: Open)
https://doi.org/10.1177/0016986217752100 (Access: Closed)

BibTeX

@article{d30f9930429e41e8be00e0757ea93c0e,
title = "Linking Teacher and Parent Ratings of Teacher-Nominated Gifted Elementary School Students to Each Other and to School Grades",
abstract = "This study investigated teacher and parent ratings of teacher-nominated gifted elementary school students{\textquoteright} verbal abilities, mathematical abilities, deductive reasoning, creative thinking, and engagement, and connected these ratings to school grades. Teacher and parent ratings were compared with regard to accuracy levels and halo effects. Furthermore, this study explored the correlations between teacher and parent ratings and how they are related to school grades. The study was based on data from 572 elementary school students participating in an enrichment program. The results indicated the same accuracy levels for teachers and parents. However, teacher ratings were more strongly affected by halo effects than parent ratings. The correlations between teacher and parent ratings were small to medium. Both raters{\textquoteright} ratings were independently and positively associated with German grades when controlling for each other. Positive teacher or parent ratings of mathematical abilities and engagement buffered the relation between the other rater{\textquoteright}s ratings and math grades.",
keywords = "accuracy, connecting ratings to school grades, halo effects, parent ratings, relations between teacher and parent ratings, teacher ratings",
author = "Sandra Rothenbusch and Thamar Voss and Jessika Golle and Ingo Zettler",
note = "Funding Information: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The work reported herein was supported by grants from the Hector Foundation II. ",
year = "2018",
month = apr,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1177/0016986217752100",
language = "English",
volume = "62",
pages = "230--250",
journal = "Gifted child quarterly",
issn = "0016-9862",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
number = "2",
}