A Summary Understanding G/T Test Scores Summarized by Jodi Dodd GT Coordinator ACE

General Intellectual Ability 96% or above on a Nationally Normed test: OLSAT (Otis Lennon) Academic Aptitude 96% or above on a Nationally Normed test: Metropolitan 8 (Mat8) Creativity Originality of thought, fluency, elaboration, and flexibility of thought (informal and formal assessment) Leadership: The willingness of the student to assume leadership roles in class, a student organization, and in a community activity. (informal and formal assessment) Visual and Performing Arts: Determined through auditions, letters of recommendation, product or portfolio assessment. Kentucky State Law Requirements: Students in Gifted programming should show giftedness in at least one of the following:

PRIMARY LEVEL: Before 4 th Grade Primary Talent Pool (PTP) In Kentucky, all schools must have an informal selection process at the primary level, supported by teacher recommendation, and a committee. Students must have 3 of the following: A collection of evidence demonstrating student performance Inventory checklists of behaviors specific to giftedness. Diagnostic data Continuous progress data Anecdotal records Available formal test data Parent interview or questionnaire Review from a committee recommendation Petition system and other valid reliable documentation

The selection process for QUEST begins when the student is in 4th grade. (Testing in 3 rd grade.) 3 pieces of documentation for this level are also needed. The difference: One of these MUST be a score of 96 or above on a nationally normed test: Met 8/Stanford (Academic) OR OLSAT (General Intellect) AND 2 of the Following Pieces of Evidence: AFTER 4th GRADE: Formal Identification A collection of evidence demonstrating student performance Inventory checklists of behaviors specific to giftedness. Diagnostic data Continuous progress data Anecdotal records Available formal test data Parent interview or questionnaire Review from a committee recommendation Petition system and other valid reliable documentation

The Big Tests: What information is on these Tests: Stanford or Metropolitan 8 Academic Achievement: What kids know about school subjects: Reading/Vocab Math/Computation/Problem Solving Language/Grammar Yield: Levels of Specific Areas as well as Total Battery (everything together) Stanford or Metropolitan 8 Academic Achievement: What kids know about school subjects: Reading/Vocab Math/Computation/Problem Solving Language/Grammar Yield: Levels of Specific Areas as well as Total Battery (everything together) Otis Lenon (OLSAT) General Intellectual: Assess abilities a student perceives, recognizes and remembers: Relationships between words Recall Following Directions Detecting Likenesses Solving Math Critical Thinking Problem Solving YIELD: National Comparison by AGE Otis Lenon (OLSAT) General Intellectual: Assess abilities a student perceives, recognizes and remembers: Relationships between words Recall Following Directions Detecting Likenesses Solving Math Critical Thinking Problem Solving YIELD: National Comparison by AGE

How to Read Test Results: The Big Tests: Eligibility for QUEST: Stanford: 96% on TB or PB OR OLSAT: 96% on NP by AGE

FCPS Options 3 rd, 4 th, 5 th : Quest at ACE, Ashland Accelerated Cluster, SCAPA Middle School: Winburn Accelerated Cluster High School: Henry Clay HS SCAPA Dunbar HS

Sources Sternberg, R. J., Grigorenko, E. L., Torff, E. L., & Jarvin, L. (2004). Modern theories of intelligence applied to assessment of abilities, instructional design, and knowledge-based assessment. Storrs, CT: The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, University of Connecticut. Coleman. L.J.; & Cross, T. L. (2005). Being Gifted in School. (2nd edi.) Waco, TX: Prufrock Press. Kentucky State Law: 704KAR, 3:285, Programs for the gifted and Talented.