NBISD TRAINING

UNDERSTANDING

ASSESSMENT RESULTS FOR

TRANSFER STUDENTS

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STATE GOAL FOR SERVICES

FOR GIFTED STUDENTS

Students who participate in services designed for gifted students will demonstrate in Self-directed learning

Thinking

Research, and

Communication

As evidenced by The development of innovative products

The development of performances

These innovative products/performances reflect individuality and creativity and

are advanced in relation to students of similar age, experience and environment

STATE GOAL FOR

SERVICES FOR

GIFTED STUDENTS

STATE GOAL FOR SERVICES

FOR GIFTED STUDENTS

High school graduates who have participated in services for gifted students will have produced products and performance ofprofessional quality as part of their program service.

NBISD DEFINITION

“Gifted and talented student” means a child or youth who performs at or shows the potential for performing at a remarkably high level of accomplishment when compared to others of the same age, experience, or environment and who exhibits high performance capability in an intellectual, creative, or artistic area, possesses an unusual capacity for leadership, or excels in a specific academic field.

Education Code 29.121

NBISD SCREENING

PROCESSSo, Just how do we identify and assess?

DATA FOR COMMITTEE

CONSIDERATION

So, what does the matrix tell us?

SCREENING/ASSESSMENT

Qualitative Measures: Drawing Starts

Parent Input KOI

Quantitative Measures: NNAT3

Non-verbal

Cognitive

Terra Nova/Supera Achievement

State tests or other standardized tests (as needed)

QUALITATIVE: KOI

observations of gifted potential within classroom

Display multiple facets of students’ talents and potentials.

Provide opportunities for ALL students to exhibit advanced potential--so no one slips through the cracks.

Focus on areas of:

Advanced language

Analytical thinking

Meaning motivation

Perspective

Sense of humor

Sensitivity

Accelerated learning.

KOI PARENT EXAMPLE

QUALITATIVE: DRAWING STARTS

Students have an opportunity to complete two to four incomplete figures in order to demonstrate: Creativity

Perspective

Analytical Thinking

Advanced Language

QUALITATIVE: DRAWING STARTS

Students have an opportunity to complete two to four incomplete figures in order to demonstrate: Creativity

Perspective

Analytical Thinking

Advanced Language

QUANTITATIVE MEASURES

NNAT3 Standardized ability test

Nationally normed

Terra Nova/Supera Standardized achievement test

Nationally normed

NNAT3 NAGLIERI NONVERBAL TEST

The NNAT3 is very similar to questions asked on the CoGAT, OLSAT, Stanford-Binetand WPPSI.

Designed to rank children according to ability

Complete 39 multiple choice questions in 30 minutes

Parts of the test consist of: Pattern Completion

Reasoning by Analogy

Serial Reasoning

Spatial Visualization

EXAMPLE 6TH GRADE

Answer D

DEFINING GIFTEDNESS

INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT

General Labels for IQ scores:

85-99 Lower Normal

100-114 Upper Normal

115-129 Bright

130-144 Gifted

145-159 Highly Gifted

160+ Profoundly Gifted

TERRA NOVA/SUPERA

ACHIEVEMENT TEST

Designed to measure concepts, processes, and skills taught in elementary and secondary schools throughout the nation.

Designed to sample the many varied skills represented in the core content areas.

EXAMPLE: ELA

Answer C

EXAMPLE: MATH

Answer A

EXAMPLE: SCIENCE

Answer C

EXAMPLE: SOCIAL STUDIES

Answer B

DATA FOR COMMITTEE

CONSIDERATION

So, what does the matrix tell us?

NNAT3

NNAT3

A LOOK AT THE MATRIX—6-11

2 6

Table 3: NNAT3—This

student demonstrated a

Naglieri Ability Index score

of 116. This earned the

student 2 points on the

matrix below.

Table 1: KOI--This student’s

teacher noted at least 13

instances of GT potential in

the 2 week observation

window

4 4

1 1

Table 2: PIF—This parent

provided information in 2

sections and the examples

were typical of age,

environment and experience

Tables 4a-e: : Terra Nova/Supera—Reading,

Language, Math , Science, Social Studies

This student correctly answered 91% of the questions on

the reading test, 93% on the language test, 89% on the

math test, 96% on the science test, and 100% on the social

studies test . Each score has a multiplier of 1 for the total.

This student’s drawing

was typical for the age

and did not demonstrate

creativity or authentic

ideas

1 1

2 2

21

3 3

4 4

NNAT3

WHAT TO DO NEXT

Now that you understand how the matrix points are calculated, you can contact your campus counselor for specific testing results…..

Remember…..“0” points in an area mean your child is not “smart”, “bright”, or even “above average”….. that he/she did not demonstrate the level of giftedness or potential giftedness to garner enough points in an area to be identified in the top 8-10% of his/her peers at this time……