Jane C. Chauvin

A leadership profile of secondary gifted students

The present study was undertaken to ascertain the leadership profile of secondary gifted students. Characteristics of leadership were based on earlier findings for adults who responded to the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire. The High School Personality Questionnaire, an instrument based on the 16 PF, but normed for high school students, was administered to 181 secondary gifted students, all of whom had Full Scale IQs of at least 130. Comparing their profiles with those of adult leaders showed the gifted students scored higher on Factors B, intelligence; F, enthusiasm; and Q2, self-sufficiency. They scored lower on Factors G, conscientiousness and Q3, self-control.

A Survey of Early Admission Policies for Younger Than Average Students: Implications for Gifted Youth

Evidence was practically unanimous that younger entrants were more likely to graduate, had the best academic records, won the most honors, and presented the fewest disciplinary difficulties. The evidence is also that the younger entrants are highest in ability; their superior academic record is presumably a product of this attribute... when ability is allowed for, the accelerated students thus still turn out as well as average entrants, or even seem to have profited to some extent by acceleration. (p.78)

Comparison of Personality Profiles for Intellectually Gifted Students and Students Outstanding in the Fine and Performing Arts Attending Self-Contained Secondary Schools.

The study included 199 intellectually gifted students and 176 students in the fine and performing arts who were administered the High School Personality Questionnaire. The results indicated that the gifted students obtained higher Leadership Potential scores, while the talented students scored higher in Creativity. Several significant differences were found in the personality profiles of the two groups.

Validity of the Leadership Potential Score of the High School Personality Questionnaire with Talented Students

The 176 subjects attending a fine and performing arts high school were given the High School Personality Questionnaire to determine the validity of the Leadership Potential Score. The instrument did not differentiate between talented individuals who actually held positions of leadership and those who did not. The two groups did not differ on any of the primary factors of the questionnaire.