During the Cultivating Diverse Talent in STEM (CDTIS) Project, a team of scientists, teachers, and a researcher developed a performance-based assessment of high school students’ creative problem-solving skills and ability to apply physical science principles in practical ways. It was one of six measures to identify exceptionally talented students. Students identified using conventional methods (M1), with an average grade point average (GPA) of 3.93, had an average rating of 2.95 on a 5-point scale on the mechanical–technical assessment. The M2 students, who were from schools with high percentages of Hispanic, American Indian, and low socioeconomic status (SES) students, had an average GPA of 3.07 and an average rating of 3.27, demonstrating that this assessment can be an important way to change the cultural and economic balance of students identified as exceptionally talented in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Other researchers are encouraged to examine the validity of the mechanical–technical assessment to identify exceptionally talented students in different groups.

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物理科学技能和能力的文化响应性评估：开发、现场测试、实施和结果

在培养多元化的 STEM 人才 (CDTIS) 项目期间，一个由科学家、教师和研究人员组成的团队开发了一项基于绩效的评估，以评估高中学生的创造性解决问题技能和以实际方式应用物理科学原理的能力。这是甄别优秀学生的六项措施之一。使用传统方法 (M1) 确定的学生，平均绩点 (GPA) 为 3.93，在机械技术评估的 5 分制中的平均评分为 2.95。M2 学生来自西班牙裔、美国印第安人和低社会经济地位 (SES) 学生比例较高的学校，平均 GPA 为 3.07，平均评分为 3.27，证明该评估可以成为改变被认定为在科学、技术、工程和数学 (STEM) 方面具有特殊才能的学生的文化和经济平衡的重要方式。鼓励其他研究人员检查机械技术评估的有效性，以识别不同群体中特别有才华的学生。