This study examined differences between Korean and US gifted and general students' perceptions constructs related to motivation and learning, using the Student Perceptions of Classroom Quality (SPOCQ) instrument. SPOCQ assesses students' perceptions of appeal, challenge, choice, meaningfulness, and academic self-efficacy. Measurement equality between the original SPOCQ and its Korean translation was investigated using multi-group confirmatory factor analyses. The sample included 882 10th and 11th grade high school students (221 Korean gifted and 220 Korean general students, 221 US gifted and 220 US general students). MCFA results showed that the original and translated SPOCQ measure the same constructs and that partial invariance existed across the samples from each country. Multivariate analysis of variance was used to examine differences between gifted and general students, and between Korean and US students, revealing that differences existed between gifted and general students and between Korean and US students.
Ms. Yun received her M.S. in Hospitality & Tourism Management from Purdue University and dual B.S. degrees in Business Administration and English Language & Literature from Seoul Women's University in South Korea. Her general research interest is consumer behavior, particularly psychological factors, including motivation and decision-making process. Her current focus is on assessment design, instrument development, and K-12 engineering education.
This study was constructed to verify validity and reliability of Korean student responses to the instrument, Secondary Student Perceptions of Classroom Quality (SPOCQ) -Korean Version (Gentry & Chae, in process). The sample consisted of 713 high school students in Seoul and Ku-Mi regions. Data were collected in Korea and analyzed in the U.S. using confi rmatory factor analysis. The initial fi ve factor model with 34 items did not fi t the data well; the data supported a second fi ve-factor model with 32 items, in which two items from the original challenge subscale were deleted. The reliability and fi t indices of the second model indicated that SPOCQ can be used with Korean secondary student populations.
, and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology (specialization in Gifted and Talented education) from Purdue University. She has served as the coordinator of GERI Saturday and summer enrichment programs, where she coordinated student courses as well as parent information sessions. Her research interests include students' perceptions of their learning experienceas and how to promote students' learning who show giftedness in the Engineering and Technology areas.
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