Reliability and Validity of Four Subscales of a Scale for Rating Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students as Self-Reporting Tools

Evidence for reliability and validity of Learning, Motivation, Creativity, and Leadership subscales of a Scale for Rating Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students as self-reporting instruments was obtained from 121 students in Grades 10 to 12 and 77 of their teachers. Determination of validity of the four subscales was based on comparisons of self-report testing and subjects' scores on the California Psychological Inventory. Analyses suggest the Leadership subscale appears to have potential as a reliable and valid self-reporting tool, in screening candidates for enrichment programs, but data do not support such use of the other three.