Student Assent Form for Survey

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1 Student Assent Form for Survey Please read this statement and decide whether or not you want to participate in our study. We hope that your participation will help us to do a better job of meeting the needs of gifted students in our schools. If you decide to participate, please type your new Gmail address in the blank below. Thank you so much for your help! You are invited to participate in our study of what gifted students have to say about their school, teachers, and peers. If you decide to participate, you will fill out a survey that will take you about minutes to complete. Since you will use your Gmail address to sign in, you will remain anonymous, which means that no one will be able to tell who you are or match your responses to your name. Your participation in this study is voluntary and you may stop filling out the survey at any time without any penalty. Finally, if we use these results in any articles or presentations, we will use false names so your identity will be protected. I have read this statement and I agree to participate in this study. My Gmail address

2 Background Questions Directions: Please respond to each of the following items. This information will be kept in the strictest confidence. The researchers are the only individuals who will have access to student Gmail addresses. Thank you! Gmail Address of Participant Age 1. Gender (Please circle one): Female Male 2. Ethnicity (Please circle one): Hispanic-American African-American Native-American Caucasian-American Asian-American/Pacific Islander Other 3. What is your current grade level? What kind of school? Elementary Intermediate Middle School High School 5. What kind of community? Exurban Suburban Rural Urban 6. Have you ever been identified for a gifted program? Yes No 7. If yes, in what grade(s) did you participate? (Please circle all that apply. This would include all honors, advanced, AP, and IB classes, and competitions such as Destination Imagination, Academic Decathlon, etc.): K

3 Student Perceptions of Giftedness Scale SPGS Please tell us how you feel about each statement by circling the number that corresponds to Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Uncertain /Not Sure, Agree, or Strongly Agree. Please be sure to mark each statement and please choose only 1 response. For purposes of this scale, the terms gifted, smart, and intelligent mean the same thing. Also, the terms gifted, enrichment, Honors, AP, and IB classes mean the same thing. Thank you so much for your help! No. Item SD D U A SA 1. I feel more comfortable in my gifted/advanced class than I do in regular class. 2. I d prefer that no one knew I was gifted. 3. Being in a gifted/advanced class makes me feel special. 4. I m interested in the same things my peers are interested in. 5. Teachers expect me to do everything well because I m in a 6. If I were not in the gifted/advanced class, I would fit in better at school. 7. My teachers compare me to other students. 8. Being labeled as gifted causes me to have high expectations for myself. 9. Other students at school don t want to hang out with me because I m smart. 10. Gifted students have a harder time finding friends than other students. 11. I like being labeled as gifted. 12. I prefer to hang around with older kids. 13. I fit in with different groups at school. 14. My teacher gives me more attention because I m smart. 15. I have an easy time making friends.

4 No. Item SD D U A SA 16. Sometimes I lie about my grades so I don t seem different from other students. 17. I like other people to know I m smart. 18. I would prefer that no one knew I was smart. 19. Students in the regular classroom think smart students are snobs. 20. Other students expect me to do everything well because I m in a 21. I always try to be myself at school. 22. Students in my regular classes think I m a show-off because I often know the right answers to questions. 23. I feel embarrassed when I go to my 24. My regular classroom teacher gives me more work because I m smart. 25. Teachers have higher expectations of me because I m smart. 26. I have many friends outside of my 27. Students in my regular classes tease me for being smart. 28. Teachers expect me to be perfect because I m in a 29. I like to talk about the same things as my peers. 30. The gifted/advanced class helps me fit in at school. 31. I hide my intelligence from my classmates. 32. Other students make fun of me because I m in a 33. Being smart causes stress for me in school. 34. Being labeled as gifted causes others to have high expectations of me. 35. My regular classroom teacher gives me harder work because I m smart.

5 Student Assent Form for Participation in Blog Please read this statement and decide whether or not you want to participate in our online gifted blog. We hope that your participation will help us to do a better job of meeting the needs of gifted students in our schools. If you decide to participate, please type your new Gmail address in the blank below and click on the link that will take you to the online blog. Thank you so much for your participation. We look forward to chatting with you! You are invited to participate in our study of what gifted students have to say about their school, teachers, and peers. If you decide to participate, you will answer some questions on a blog that we ve set up to allow you to talk to us and to other gifted students. The time you spend writing on the blog is totally up to you; you may write as much or as often as you please. Since you will use your Gmail address to sign in, you will remain anonymous, which means that no one will be able to tell who you are or match your blog entries to your name. Your participation in this study is voluntary and you may stop blogging at any time without any penalty. Finally, if we use these results in any articles or presentations, we will use false names so your identity will be protected. I have read this statement and I agree to participate in this online blog about gifted students in school. My Gmail address When you re finished, please click on one of these links For grades 4-6: For grades 7-12: