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 EligibilityOption 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

&

&

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

OR>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

OR>90th percentile on a motivation inventory (4-8 only) i.e. Cami- Children’s Academic Motivation Inventory

OR

Two-year GPA (core academics) 3.5 or higher (9-12 only)

OR

>90th percentile on a product portfolio (K-3 only)

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 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)

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 7th 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 91...

2 of 4!!

Creativity

Renzulli Hartman Behavioral Rating Scale (Creativity Characteristics)

Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT)

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)

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)

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

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)

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 67ITBS: Total Reading 92 Total Math 84

Composite 75Creativity Rating Scale 92Motivation Rating Scale 82

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 67ITBS: Total Reading 92 Total Math 84

Composite 75Creativity Rating Scale 92Motivation Rating Scale 82

Try this:

CogAT

Verbal 91 Quantitative 96 Nonverbal 88 Composite 92

ITBS: Total Reading 89 Total Math 87Composite 88

Creativity Rating Scale 93 TTCT 92

Motivation Rating Scale 91

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?

Last one for this module

CogAT

Verbal 82 Quantitative 97 Nonverbal 82 Composite 89

ITBS: Total Reading 89 Total Math 99Composite 96

Creativity Rating Scale 95

Motivation Rating Scale 92