Gifted education

From Question to Breakthrough: Rethinking Ability Testing

At a glance:  Traditional gifted tests often measure exposure, not potential, favoring students who have had greater access to language, vocabulary, and academic learning opportunities.  The Naglieri General Ability Tests emerged from years of collaboration and research, intentionally designed to assess verbal, quantitative, and nonverbal reasoning without reliance on language-heavy instructions.  When...

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Misconceptions and Myths about High Ability Students

Learning level: Introductory  Number and type of credits: 1 CE*/CPD*

Webinar description:

What we know, and still don’t know, about high-ability (gifted) students remains a subject of ongoing research and discussion. That includes the surrounding misconceptions, which directly impact identification and service delivery, with beliefs like: All gifted learners fit a narrow stereotype with social, emotional or behavioral challenges  Gifted students don’t need specialized programs.  Join the co-author of the

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