Let's look at eligibility... 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...

90th percentile in Total Reading or Total Math or Composite Gifted Eligibility Option A Psychometric Grades Mental Ability Test Composite score Achievement Test K-2 99th percentile 90th percentile in Total Reading or Total Math or Composite 3-12 96th percentile & &

Option B Multiple Criteria Option B Multiple Criteria *Mental Ability, Achievement, Creativity, or Motivation Mental Ability Achievement Creativity Motivation >96th percentile composite OR >96th percentile in appropriate component score > 90th percentile in Total Reading or Total Math or Composite on standardized achievement test > 90th percentile on a creativity characteristics rating scale i.e. Renzuilli >90th percentile on the Total Battery score of a standardized creativity test i.e. TTCT- Torrance Test of Creative Thinking >90th percentile on a motivation characteristics rating scale characteristics rating scale i.e. Renzuilli >90th percentile on a motivation inventory (4-8 only) i.e. Cami- Children’s Academic Motivation Inventory Two-year GPA (core academics) 3.5 or higher (9-12 only) >90th percentile on a product portfolio (K-3 only) 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 Test Measures potential/ability to reason 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) Naglieri Nonverbal Test (NNAT)

Let's look at eligibility... 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 Stanford Achievement Test

CogAT component score of 96 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 CogAT component score of 96 Reading Score of 91... 2 of 4!! Let's look at eligibility...

Creativity Renzulli Hartman Behavioral Rating Scale (Creativity Characteristics) Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT)

NO... Rating scale score is below 90 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)

Must have 3 out of 4 qualifying scores for Option B 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 NO NO Does NOT Qualify- Must have 3 out of 4 qualifying scores for Option B

Option A- Psychometric 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: Does Not Qualify 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: Qualifies Option B 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: Qualifies Option A 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

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 Qualifies Option B meets 3 out of 4