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Am I gifted?. Mental Abilities : Otis Lennon Composite Score 91 CogAT V 89 Q 96 NV 89 C 91 Achievement Test : R 91 M 88 C 87 Creativity Rating Scale : 74 Motivation Rating Scale : 89 High school GPA: 3.5. Let's look at eligibility. Gifted Eligibility. Option A
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Am I gifted? Mental Abilities: Otis Lennon Composite Score 91 CogAT V 89 Q 96 NV 89 C 91 Achievement Test: R 91 M 88 C 87 Creativity Rating Scale: 74 Motivation Rating Scale: 89 High school GPA: 3.5 Let's look at eligibility...
Gifted Eligibility Option A Psychometric & &
Option B Multiple Criteria*Mental Ability, Achievement, Creativity, or Motivation 3 out of 4 Two rating scales cannot be used
Reciprocity • If a student is identified as gifted anywhere in Georgia, then he/she is gifted in Cobb County. • There is no reciprocity across state lines, but appropriate test scores that were given in another state in the past 2 years can be used to establish eligibility.
Standardized Testing Vocabulary • On a sticky note, list four vocabulary terms related to standardized testing that you recall from your education courses. • Share your list with your “elbow partner.” Circle terms in common. • Narrow your list to 2 CRITICAL terms...and define each in 5 words or less.
Did you include any of these? • Reliability • Validity • Norm-referenced • Criterion-referenced • Standard deviation • Percentiles • Others?
Vocabulary • Reliability: same score when retested • Validity: measures what was meant to measure • Norm-referenced: compares scores to others using a normal curve distribution • Criterion-referenced: compares performance to a set standard • Standard-deviation: how much the scores in a distribution typically deviate from the mean • Percentiles: communicates comparison with the scores of other students; 50th percentile = “average”; 99th percentile = better than 99 of 100 others
Mental Ability TestMeasures potential/ability to reason...NOT material learned • These scores are norm referenced with regard to the age of the child. Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) Otis Lennon Abilities Test (OLSAT) Naglieri Nonverbal Test (NNAT)
Am I gifted? Mental Abilities: Otis Lennon Composite Score 91 CogAT V 89 Q 96 NV 89 C 91 One qualifying score in mental abilities but that is not enough by itself. Let's look at eligibility...
Achievement Test*Measures material learned • Iowa Basic Skills Test • Nationally norm-referenced test • Currently given in 3rd, 5th, and 7th grade • Reading, Math and Composite • Nationally norm-referenced test • Stanford Achievement Test • Nationally norm-referenced test • Reading, Math and Composite
CogAT component score of 96 Reading Score of 91... 2 of 4!! Am I gifted? Mental Abilities: Otis Lennon Composite Score 91 CogAT V 89 Q 96 NV 89 C 91 Achievement Test: R 91 M 88 C 87 Let's look at eligibility...
Creativity • Renzulli Hartman Behavioral Rating Scale (Creativity Characteristics) • Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT)
Am I gifted? Mental Abilities: Otis Lennon Composite Score 91 CogAT V 89 Q 96 NV 89 C 91 Achievement Test: R 91 M 88 C 87 Creativity Rating Scale: 74 NO... Rating scale score is below 90 Let's look at eligibility...
Motivation • Renzulli Hartman Behavioral Rating Scale (Motivation Characteristics) • 4-8 Grades CAMI (Motivation Inventory) • High School 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale (2-year average) • K-3 Student-generated product (See Product or Performance Portfolios)
NO NO Am I gifted? Mental Abilities: Otis Lennon Composite Score 91 CogAT V 89 Q 96 NV 89 C 91 Achievement Test: R 91 M 88 C 87 Creativity Rating Scale: 74 Motivation Rating Scale: 83 YES- Option B Component Score YES- Option B Component Score Does NOT Qualify- Must have 2 out of 3 qualifying scores for Option B
Am I gifted? Mental Abilities: NNAT Composite Score 98 CogAT V 89 Q 95 NV 95 C 93 Achievement Test: R 96 M 98 C 99 Creativity Rating Scale: 81 Motivation Rating Scale:83 YES- qualifies with the Naglieri Nonverbal Test (Composite Score) YES- (Composite Score) Qualifies for Option A- Psychometric
Try this: • Determine with your table group if the following students are eligible for the gifted program. CogAT Verbal 77 Quantitative 52 Nonverbal 62 Composite 67 ITBS: Total Reading 92 Total Math 84 Composite 75 Creativity Rating Scale 92 Motivation Rating Scale 82
Try this: • Determine with your table group if the following students are eligible for the gifted program. CogAT Verbal 77 Quantitative 52 Nonverbal 62 Composite 67 ITBS: Total Reading 92 Total Math 84 Composite 75 Creativity Rating Scale 92 Motivation Rating Scale 82 Does Not Qualify
Try this: CogAT Verbal 91 Quantitative 96 Nonverbal 88 Composite 92 ITBS: Total Reading 89 Total Math 87 Composite 88 Creativity Rating Scale 93 TTCT 92 Motivation Rating Scale 91 Qualifies Option B
Try another: CogAT Verbal 89 Quantitative 99 Nonverbal 92 Composite 97 ITBS Total Reading 99 Total Math 99 Composite 99 Creativity Rating Scale 80 Motivation Rating Scale 81 Which option can you use? Qualifies Option A
Qualifies Option B meets 2 out of 3 Last one for this module CogAT Verbal 82 Quantitative 97 Nonverbal 82 Composite 89 ITBS: Total Reading 89 Total Math 99 Composite 96 Creativity Rating Scale 95 Motivation Rating Scale 92