Using multiple criteria (more than one piece of data, such as only ONE IQ TEST) to identify students as gifted is now a best practice in the field of gifted education (thank goodness). So, what are valid criteria that can be used to help schools make decisions about giftedness? I previously mentioned that a nationally-normedContinue reading “Gifted Identification Series Post #5: Understanding Ability and Achievement Tests for Giftedness”
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Gifted Identification Series Post #3: Why Did Schools Use a Cut-off IQ Score to Identify Gifted Students?
Post #3 in my Gifted Identification Series.
Gifted Identification Series Post #2: Nature- The Pre-Historic Gifted IQ Cut-off Score
Let’s take a little trip down memory lane, early winter of 1986. It was time to register for my classes for senior year. I had looked through the list of class offerings and chose a “Mentorship in Law” class for one of my electives. This class would be perfect for me since I thought IContinue reading “Gifted Identification Series Post #2: Nature- The Pre-Historic Gifted IQ Cut-off Score”
Gifted Identification Series Post #1: Let’s Start at the Beginning…
Maybe you’re new to teaching gifted students. Maybe you’ve been teaching gifted students for a long time but are still unclear about how they are identified as gifted. Well, today’s post is for you! I’m kicking off a blog series about gifted identification to provide background knowledge to teachers of the gifted. I hope youContinue reading “Gifted Identification Series Post #1: Let’s Start at the Beginning…”
Teaching for Talent 