The need for a more structured approach to teacher judgment in the screening and identification of superior students is discussed, and a systematic procedure for constructing and using an instrument to guide subjective observation is described. The instrument focuses on behavioral characteristics in the areas of learning, motivation, creativity, and leadership and is offered as a supplementary method that can be used in conjunction with other identification procedures. Studies dealing with the reliability and validity of the instrument are described.
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