Suitability of Music-Based Items for Identifying Giftedness in Children at a STEM Camp

This study examines the use of music-based tasks for identifying giftedness in children at a Malaysian STEM camp. It explores the suitability, fairness, and meaningfulness of music-based items in a gifted identification framework. Surveying 62 primary gifted students, the study found positive perceptions of music-based tasks, with strong internal consistency in music–STEM integration, musical aptitude, and task suitability. Correlations indicated that music-based tasks are psychometrically promising and acceptable. Future research should refine task design, explore fairness across subgroups, and link music-based indicators to independent measures of gifted performance.