Gifted Eligibility

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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...
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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 90th percentile in Total Reading or Total Math or Composite


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Option B Multiple CriteriaMental Ability,
Achievement, Creativity, or Motivation
Mental Ability Achievement Creativity Motivation
gt96th percentile composite OR gt96th percentile in appropriate component score gt 90th percentile in Total Reading or Total Math or Composite on standardized achievement test gt 90th percentile on a creativity characteristics rating scale i.e. Renzuilli OR gt90th percentile on the Total Battery score of a standardized creativity test i.e. TTCT- Torrance Test of Creative Thinking gt90th percentile on a motivation characteristics rating scale characteristics rating scale i.e. Renzuilli OR gt90th percentile on a motivation inventory (4-8 only) i.e. Cami- Childrens Academic Motivation Inventory OR Two-year GPA (core academics) 3.5 or higher (9-12 only) OR gt90th percentile on a product portfolio (K-3 only)
3 out of 4
Two rating scales cannot be used
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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.

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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.

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Did you include any of these?

• Reliability
• Validity
• Norm-referenced
• Criterion-referenced
• Standard deviation
• Percentiles
• Others?

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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

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Mental Ability TestMeasures 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)

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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...
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Achievement TestMeasures material learned

• Iowa Basic Skills Test
• Nationally norm-referenced test
• Currently given in 3rd, 5th, and 7th grade
• Reading, Math and Composite
• Nationally norm-referenced test
• Stanford Achievement Test
• Nationally norm-referenced test
• Reading, Math and Composite

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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
Let's look at eligibility...
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Creativity

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

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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...
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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)

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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
Does NOT Qualify- Must have 3 out of 4
qualifying scores for Option B
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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
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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

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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

Does Not Qualify
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Try this

• 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
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Try another

• 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
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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