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

Gifted Eligibility Option A Psychometric GradesMental Ability Test Composite score Achievement Test K-299th percentile90th percentile in Total Reading or Total Math or Composite th percentile90th percentile in Total Reading or Total Math or Composite & &

Option B * Mental Ability, Achievement, Creativity, or Motivation Mental AbilityAchievementCreativityMotivation 96th percentile composite OR 96th percentile in appropriate component score 90th percentile in Total Reading or Total Math or Composite on standardized achievement test OR Superior rating on student-generated product 90th percentile in Total Battery on standardized creativity test OR Superior rating on student-generated product OR Superior rating on a creativity rating scale - Renzulli 3.5 high school GPA OR Superior rating on student-generated product OR Superior rating on a motivation rating scale - Renzulli 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 Test Measures 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)

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.

Achievement Test * Measures material learned Iowa Basic Skills Test Nationally norm-referenced test Currently given in 3rd, 5th, and 8th grade Reading, Math and Composite Nationally norm-referenced test Stanford Achievement Test Nationally norm-referenced test Reading, Math and Composite

Mental Abilities: Otis Lennon Composite Score 91 CogAT V 89 Q 96 NV 89 C 91 Achievement Test: R 91 M 88 C 87 CogAT component score of 96 Reading Score of of 4!!

Creativity Renzulli Hartman Behavioral Rating Scale (Creativity Characteristics) Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT) Student-generated product (See Product or Performance Requirements)

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

Motivation Renzulli Hartman Behavioral Rating Scale (Motivation Characteristics) High School 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale (2-year average) Student-generated product (See Product or Performance Portfolios)

Mental Abilities: YES Otis Lennon Composite Score 91 CogAT V 89 Q 96 NV 89 C 91 Achievement Test: YES R 91 M 88 C 87 Creativity Rating Scale: 74 NO Motivation Rating Scale: 89 Close...rating scale is below 90! NO

Try this: Determine with your table group if the following students are eligible for the gifted program. CogAT Verbal 77Quantitative 52Nonverbal 62 Composite 67 ITBS: TotalReading 92 Total Math 84 Composite 75 Creativity Rating Scale92 Motivation Rating Scale 82

Try another: CogAT Verbal 89Quantitative 99Nonverbal 92 Composite 97 ITBS: TotalReading 99 Total Math 99 Composite 99 Which option can you use?

Last one for this module CogAT Verbal 82Quantitative 97Nonverbal 82 Composite 89 ITBS: TotalReading 89 Total Math 99 Composite 96 Creativity Rating Scale95 Motivation Rating Scale 92