Distinctive behavioral characteristics of outstanding students in the light of Triarchic theory of intelligence from the point of view of students and their teachers

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the distinctive behavioral characteristics of outstanding students in light of the Triarchic theory of intelligence from the point of view of students and their teachers. The sample consisted of (51) students, 34% of whom were excelling in the sixth and eighth grades, as well as (76) teachers, and for this purpose, the distinctive behavioral characteristics of outstanding students scale was used, in addition to conducting a focus interview with teachers. The results of the study indicated that the level of behavioral characteristics from the point of view of students came significantly by 82.01%, where both the domains of creative ability and applied ability were ranked first, followed by the domain of analytical ability. As for the level of distinctive behavioral characteristics of outstanding students from the point of view of teachers, it came significantly by 77.29% and in this order; analytical ability, then applied ability, and finally creative ability, and these results corresponded to the corresponding data collected from teachers, but the ranking of these domains differed, where analytical characteristics were ranked first, then applied, and finally creative.