1. 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 M C 87
Creativity Rating Scale: 74
Motivation Rating Scale: 89
High school GPA: 3.5
Let's look at eligibility...

2. 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
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3. 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) or higher (9-12 only)
>90th percentile on a product portfolio (K-3 only)
3 out of 4
Two rating scales cannot be used

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Did you include any of these?
Reliability
Validity
Norm-referenced
Criterion-referenced
Standard deviation
Percentiles
Others?

7. 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

8. 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)

9. 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...

10. 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

11. 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 M C 87
CogAT component score of 96
Reading Score of 91...
2 of 4!!
Let's look at eligibility...

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

13. 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 M C 87
Creativity Rating Scale: 74
NO... Rating scale score is below 90
Let's look at eligibility...

14. 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)

15. 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 M 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

16. Option A- Psychometric
Am I gifted?
Mental Abilities:
NNAT Composite Score 98
CogAT V 89 Q 95 NV 95 C 93
Achievement Test:
R M C 99
Creativity Rating Scale:
Motivation Rating Scale: 83
YES- qualifies with the Naglieri Nonverbal Test (Composite Score)
YES-
(Composite Score)
Qualifies for
Option A- Psychometric

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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 TTCT
Motivation Rating Scale 91
Qualifies
Option B

20. 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

21. 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