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Tests, Tests, Tests
"While most professionals are trained to assess many kinds of children, few
are specifically trained to assess [gifted children]. The general perception is
that these youngsters, with abilities and strengths in many areas, have no
special needs, educational or otherwise, that merit serious clinical
attention. For this reason, it is important that parents who suspect that
their child may be gifted search for a professional with experience in working
with this population." Julia Osborn, Assessing Gifted Children
Testing
and Assessment of Gifted Children: What do all these scores mean?
explains how IQ, achievement, individual, group, and survey assessment
results compare... or not. (PowerPoint) Presented at NAGC, NJAGC, and many other
state and national conferences.
This page lists tests (in alphabetical order, after a brief section
containing the three most popular tests) commonly administered in the
process of evaluating a gifted child, with various links to additional
information on each test. The top of the page lists the most popular IQ
and achievement tests, and the rest of the page includes the rest - any test
that a visitor tells me their school district is using in the process of gifted
(and twice exceptional) identification. Each child might take only a few of these tests,
to help the evaluator gain a comprehensive picture of his/her abilities.
Quicklinks to the most common tests: Stanford Binet (SB-5) ·
Wechsler (WISC) · Woodcock Johnson (WJ-III)
Test names starting with... 4 A B C
D E F G
H I J
K L M N O P Q
R S T U V W XYZ
When assessing
the value of any test for a specific purpose, you should always read the test
reviews in the Buros Mental Measurements
Yearbook. These reviews are available on-line for a per-test charge,
or in the reference section of any good public or college library, free.
Information includes, among other things, the correlation of the test's results
to other commonly accepted measures. Tests with low correlations are not
considered reliable.
For more information on
the difference between testing and assessment, read Julia Osborne's
Assessing Gifted Children. What Do the
Tests Tell Us? explains what the scores do, and do not, mean. For other articles,
visit
Testing and Assessment. For testing and scoring term definitions, see
Acronyms, Terms, and other things we need to know... And for a great
professional site on the various tests and testing, visit
Dumont
Willis at Fairleigh Dickenson University.

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Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scaless, ages 2-85
-
Individually administered assessment of intelligence and cognitive abilities,
for use with children and adults. Administered individually, by licensed professional only.
Published by Riverside Publishing Company
 | Stanford-Binet form L-M (SB L-M, the "old" Binet), ceiling =
164 (and above, using Pinneau calculation)
|
Wechsler Intelligence Scales
Standardized test of intelligence designed by
David Wechsler,
for use with children and adults. Administered individually, by
PhD-level degree in Psychology or Education
only. Published by Harcourt
Assessment
-
Also read
Pearson
Assessment WISC-IV Technical Report #4 General Ability Index
(requires
Adobe Reader), Using
the DWI or GAI, and
Assessment
and Testing: What about the SB5, WISC-IV, and Other Tests? from
Our Gifted Online Conferences
- Use
of the WISC-IV for Gifted Identification
Position Statement from the National
Association for Gifted Children
-
Pearson
Assessment WISC-IV Technical Report #7 WISC–IV Extended Norms
Extended norms are useful when a child’s score is the maximum (ceiling) on
two or more subtests (e.g., obtains scaled scores of 18 or 19 points)) (requires
Adobe Reader)
- For a report
on results of using the WISC-IV with the gifted, read
Who
Are the Gifted Using the New WISC-IV? by Linda Kreger Silverman, Barbara
Gilman, and R. Frank Falk
-
For professional
information,
Assessment of Children
WISC-IV and WPPSI-III Supplement by Jerome M. Sattler and Ron Dumont

- WISC-IV has 10 core subtests and 5 supplemental subtests. Be sure to
get optional subtests Information, Arithmetic, and Picture Completion for
gifted kids. Their scores will be high on these subtests and can
influence interpretation of other subtests, though still not factored into
the Full Scale score
Woodcock-Johnson III (WJ-III), ages 2-90+
Assessment of cognitive abilities and/or achievement,
for use with children and adults. The WJ-III Achievement Test is probably the
most often recommended individual achievement test for gifted children, thanks
to its high ceilings (past high school levels). Published by
Riverside Publishing Company
- Visit the
Dumont-Willis
Unofficial WJ-III page for ceiling and other information.
-
Also read
Woodcock-Johnson® III
Normative Update Assessment Service Bulletin Number 7: Specification of the
Cognitive Processes Involved in Performance on the Woodcock-Johnson III
(requires Adobe Reader)for a breakdown of
cognitive strengths and weaknesses identified by the WJ-III
- Be aware: Auditory processing counts for 10-15% of WJ-III cognitive GIA
score, although there is no evidence that gifted students demonstrate higher
auditory processing; nor proof that this phonemic awareness increases with
age.

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4Sight
Benchmark Assessments grades 3-8
- Tool to predict students’ reading achievement five times a year. Series of
tests that are aligned to various states' academic standards, but they measure
actual progress from test to test and do not claim to predict end-of-year
student gains. Not an IQ or achievement test; not designed to measure
giftedness. Group administration. Published by
Success for All Foundation.
- ACT
national college admission and placement examination
- Group achievement test, with sections in English, math, reading, science,
and writing (optional). Used primarily (over the SAT)
in 23 U.S. states. Scores ranges to 36, average score (2006) is 21.1. Also
given to middle school students as a Talent Search
test. Facts about the ACT
and
ACT
vs. SAT...
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Autism Diagnostic
Observation Schedule -Generic (ADOS-G) ages pre-verbal children to adult
- Semi-structured assessment of communication, social interaction and play or
imaginative use of materials for individuals suspected of having autism or other
pervasive developmental disorders (PDD). Administered individually. Published by
Western Psychological Services at
ADOS-G.
- BASI™
(Basic Achievement Skills Inventory) ages 8-80
- Multi-grade level paper and pencil or computer-based individual test,
comprehensive test: 2 hours; Survey test: 25 minutes each for math and verbal
subtests. Use Comprehensive version to aid in diagnosing LDs, for
understanding specific areas of strength or weakness at a detailed level, and
for measuring progress, to place college students, to evaluate offenders at
intake. Use the Survey version to screen for gifted or LD, snapshot of
academic levels, or to determine level of Comprehensive test to administer.
Published by Pearson Assessments
-
Belin-Blank
Ideal Solutions for Math Acceleration
by Susan Assouline and Nicholas Colangelo
- Web-based evaluation of existing test scores (full scores from at least
one of ITBS, ACT, EXPLORE, or IAAT (Iowa Algebra Aptitude Test) required)
plus interview questions, provides student-centered feedback to inform
decisions about academic acceleration in math... Nurturing Potential
| Inspiring Excellence
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- Bender Visual-Motor
Gestalt Test, 2nd Edition (Bender-Gestalt II) ages 4–85+
- Brief assessment of visual-motor integration. Administered individually. Published by
Riverside Publishing Company
-
Bracken
Basic Concept Scale, Third Edition: Receptive (BBCS-3:R) and Bracken Basic
Concept Scale: Expressive (BBCS:E) ages 3 - 6 years, 11 months
- Nonverbal (Receptive) and verbal (Expressive) assessments of language
skills, cognitive development, and school readiness. Administered
individually. Published by Pearson Assessments.
-
Brigance
Comprehensive Inventory of Basic Skills–Revised (CIBS–R) grades pre-K–6
- Readiness and scholastic planning, designed to "help identify children
with learning disabilities, giftedness, or other exceptionalities." Published by
Curriculum Associates.
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Brigance
Screens various including Infant & Toddler Screen, Early Preschool
Screen–II, Preschool Screen–II, and K & 1 Screen–II
- A variety of screening tools, including quick preschool and
K-1 screens, designed to "Identify learning delays or giftedness quickly
and efficiently." Published by
Curriculum Associates.
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Burns-Roe Informal Reading Inventory (BR-IRI) pre-primer to grade 12
- K–12 reading assessment with numerous strategies for assessing students'
vocabulary, phonics, and comprehension of text Published by
Riverside Publishing Company (requires
Adobe Reader)
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California
Achievement Tests, Tenth Edition (CAT 10) grades K–12 (see also
Terra Nova (CAT/6))
- Group grade-level achievement test, used by some states as their high-stakes
test. Published by CTB/McGraw-Hill
-
Comprehensive
Testing Program, 4th Edition (CTB-4) grades 1–10
- Standardized group achievement test designed specifically for high-achieving
schools. The Comprehensive Testing Program (CTP 4) is not a single test,
but a battery of assessments designed to provide instructionally useful
information about student performance in key areas of school achievement, e.g.,
reading, vocabulary, writing and mathematics. In addition, CTP 4 includes - for
students in grades 3 through 11 - two tests to measure verbal and quantitative
reasoning. Published by Educational
Records Bureau
- Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)
grades K-12, ceiling = 150
- Measures reasoning abilities that are critical for success in school.
Administered in a group setting.
Riverside tells us
that the CogAT is NOT an IQ test:
- "Q: Is CogAT an IQ test? Are SAS scores IQ scores? A: No. CogAT measures
reasoning abilities. The SAS scale used on CogAT provides normalized Standard
Age Scores for that fraction of the population that attends school. Although SAS
scores are very helpful for professionals, nonprofessionals can confuse them
with IQ scores, so they are generally not reported to parents and lay
organizations."
Cognitive Abilities Test® (CogAT®) Form 6
- For more on your
child's results, use Riverside's
Interactive Profile
Interpretation System. Published by Riverside Publishing Company.
Also read
Cognitively Speaking,
Riverside Publishing's newsletter for CogAT users, and
A
Short Guide for Teachers (requires Adobe Reader)
-
Creativity
Assessment Packet (CAP) (CTB-4) grades 1–10
- 35 year-old combination of 2 group tests and a parent or teacher survey. The
Test of Divergent Thinking and the Test of Divergent Feeling are group tests.
The Williams Scale is a rating scale using the same creativity factors.
Sold by
pro-ed
- Das-Naglieri Cognitive
Assessment System (CAS) ages 5-17
- Evaluates cognitive processing; measures planning and attention, based on
the PASS theory of cognitive processing, important
for evaluation of attention deficits and brain injuries. Not designed to test
"g;" will likely yield much lower scores in intellectually gifted students. Administered
individually, by PhD-level degree in Psychology or Education or related Masters
degrees only. Published by
Riverside Publishing Company
-
Developmental
Reading Assessment (DRA) K-8
- Reading level assessment, determines independent reading level and
instructional path. For more on scoring read
Seattle Public Schools DRA K-3 Guide. Published by
Pearson
- Differential Ability
Scales (DAS) ages 2-6 through 17-11
- Cognitive abilities test. Administered individually, by PhD-level degree in Psychology
or Education, or related Masters degrees
only. Published by
Harcourt Assessment
- Dynamic
Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) grades K - 3
- A set of standardized, individually administered measures of early literacy
development. They are designed to be short (one minute) fluency measures used to
regularly monitor the development of pre-reading and early reading skills.
Administered by teacher. Published by
DIBELS Sponsors
- Edusoft
Assessment Management System K-12 diagnostic benchmark testing
- Classroom management testing, scanned from paper to provide instant online
scoring, allowing teachers to offer diagnostic instruction based on current
levels and needs of each student. No indication so far of how it works
with above-level students ... Published by
Riverside Publishing Company
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Explore
8th-9th grade, given as out-of-level achievement test to upper elementary
students
- Group achievement test, designed to help 8th- and 9th-graders explore a
broad range of options for their future. Often given as an
Elementary School Talent
Search test (see Talent Search). If
you've got your child's scores handy, visit Belin & Blank Center's
Explore Interpretation site
- Gates-MacGinitie
Reading Tests (GMRT) grades K-12
- Group Administered reading survey test; paper-pencil and online, available
in multiple levels - teacher must select the correct level for the reader, or
give only group level. Published by
Riverside Publishing Company
-
Gifted
and Talented Evaluation Scales (GATES) grades K-12
- Survey that assesses the characteristics, skills, and talents of gifted
students. Published by
Prufrock Press
- Gifted
Evaluation Scales-Third Edition (GES) ages 5-18
- Survey that assesses the characteristics of gifted
students. Completed by anyone familiar with the student: classroom teacher,
clinical personnel, or other school personnel. Published by
Hawthorne Educational
Services
- Gesell Developmental
Assessment ages 2½-9
- Developmental survey (not even an observation!). Designed to
identify only those children who are developmentally delayed; does not identify
giftedness; Gesell believed that children could only be delayed, not advanced.
Gesell Developmental Assessment is based on 1943 research, and was last updated
before the author's death in 1961. For more information on the
non-correlation of this measure, visit
Buros Mental Measurements
Yearbook. Published by
The Gesell Institute of Human
Development
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Gifted
Rating Scales (GRS) ages 4-11
- Teacher completed survey in 6 "domains of giftedness" including
intellectual, academic, motivation, creativity,
leadership and artistic talent. Published by
Harcourt Assessment
- HOPE Scale
grades K-5
- Teacher survey on 2 subscales: academic and social. "The HOPE Scale is
intended to be one of multiple "alternate pathways" to identify giftedness, none
of which would necessarily guarantee entrance into, or exclusion from, a gifted
program. Other indicators may be tests of a student's mental ability (e.g., an
IQ test or a test in a more specific domain), evidence of unique talent (e.g.,
musical ability), and other indications for giftedness in one or more domains."
"The HOPE Scale when used with the normative sample appeared to have a bias
against low-income students." Published by
Purdue University
- Independent
School Entrance Exam (ISEE) grades 2-12
- Provides independent schools with an accurate, valid and reliable assessment
to evaluate the reasoning and achievement of all applicants. Group test given
individually at electronic testing centers nationally. Published by
ERB
-
InView
grades 2-12 (only 6 levels available, each covering 2 grades)
- Group cognitive abilities test, "comprised of five subtests: Verbal
Reasoning-Words; Verbal Reasoning-Context; Sequences; Analogies; and
Quantitative Reasoning. InView does not measure all aspects of cognitive
abilities. Since it is intended for use in schools, emphasis is placed on
reasoning abilities that are important for success in an educational program." Elementary level InView is said to have hard
ceiling of 141, where gifted is 127+. Published by
CTB/McGraw-Hill
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Iowa
Acceleration Scale Manual; A Guide for Whole-Grade Acceleration
by Susan G. Assouline, Nicholas Colangelo, Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik, Jonathan Lipscomb, Leslie Forstadt
- The Iowa Acceleration Scale is not a test, it is a way to interpret the
tests and other information that is known about a candidate for full grade
acceleration. The Iowa
Scale uses the child's IQ and out-of-level achievement test scores, along with
dozens of other factors from size & age to school & parent support for
acceleration, to determine if the child is a good candidate for full grade
acceleration. Sometimes referred to as IAS. Published by
Great Potential Press. Read our
review: Iowa Acceleration Scale
- Iowa
Algebra Aptitude Test (IAAT) Algebra readiness
- Helps teachers and counselors make more informed decisions regarding the
initial placement of students in the secondary mathematics curriculum. Published by
Iowa Testing Programs
(ITP) in Iowa, and
Riverside Publishing Company
in other states
- Iowa
Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) grades K-8
- Group grade-level achievement test, also commonly available to homeschoolers
through
Bob Jones University. Published by
Iowa Testing Programs
(ITP) in Iowa, and
Riverside Publishing Company
in other states
- Kaufman Assessment
Battery for Children (KABC-II) ages 2½-12½
- Assesses cognitive development; gives special attention to certain emerging
testing needs, such as use with handicapped groups, application to problems of
learning disabilities, and appropriateness for cultural and linguistic
minorities. Not designed to test "g;" will likely yield much lower
scores in intellectually gifted students. Publisher states it "should be supplemented" with Wechsler,
Stanford-Binet or other intelligence scales. Published by
American Guidance Service, Inc.
- Kaufman Brief
Intelligence Test (K-BIT-2) ages 4-90
- Quick measure of verbal and nonverbal intelligence. Administered
individually, by professional with graduate level training in testing or
guidance. Published by
American Guidance Service, Inc.
- Kaufman Test of
Educational Achievement (K-TEA) grades 1-12
- Measures school achievement. Administered individually, by professional
with graduate level training in testing or guidance. Published by
American Guidance Service, Inc.
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Keymath-Revised
/ Normative Update (KeyMath-R/NU) grades K-12
- Individually administered, designed to provide comprehensive assessment of a
student’s understanding and application of important mathematics concepts and
skills. Published by
American Guidance Service, Inc.
- Kingore
Observation Scale (KOI) grades K-8
- Helps teachers immediately initiate appropriate differentiation in the
classroom for students whose learning responses exceed the expectations of the
core curriculum. An easy-to-use assessment and differentiation process, the KOI
enables educators to enrich the learning environment for all children while
identifying gifted and talented students through seven categories of observable
behavior... Published by Bertie Kingore
- Kuhlmann-Anderson
Tests (KA) grades K-12
- Group ability test. Eight subtests, at each of the seven KA Test
levels. Four of the subtests use items that are primarily nonverbal in nature.
These items measure an individual's understanding of numbers and figures.
Vocabulary and reading items, which are measures of verbal skills, comprise the
remaining subtests at each level. KA Standard Scoring Service provides:
Cognitive Skills Quotients (CSQs), standard scores (measures of basic growth)
national and local percentiles as well as stanines for grade-related and
age-related scores. Published by Scholastic
Testing Services
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Matrix
Analogies Test (MAT) grades K-8
- This test is the predecessor to the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT),
by the same author. Culture-fair and language-free means of determining students' nonverbal
reasoning and problem-solving ability, regardless of language or educational
or cultural background. May be administered in a group setting in about 30
minutes. Previously published by
The
Psychological Corporation. Review available from
Buros
Institute
-
McCarthy
Scales of Children's Abilities grades 2.6 through 8.6
- Designed to measure cognitive and motor development in children. Does
not appear to have been updated since it's publication in 1972. A 1983
study by Bruce Bracken found low correlation to Stanford Binet scores for gifted
children:
Comparison of the Performance of Gifted Children on the McCarthy Scales of
Children's Abilities and the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale.
Originally published by The
Psychological Corporation, now
Harcourt Assessment. Normed on only 1,032 children; gifted students
not intentionally included
-
Measures
of Academic Progress (MAP)
- Computer-based dynamically adaptive academic tests. Three forms:
 | MAP: Reading, mathematics and language (reading tests report Lexile score
among others) |
 | MAP for Primary Grades: Reading and mathematics (reading tests report Lexile
score among others) |
 | Science Assessment: General science |
Score explanation
from a South Carolina public school,
A Parent's Guide to MAP.
MAP is not a gifted assessment.
Published by
Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA)
Naglieri
Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT) grades K-12
Culture-fair and language-free means of determining students' nonverbal
reasoning and problem-solving ability, regardless of language or educational
or cultural background. Group test, divided into seven grade-based
levels. May be administered in a group setting in about 30
minutes. Published by
Harcourt Assessment
NeuroLexSM
Indicator Report
"Numerous studies that show a distinctive pattern of brainwave activity
associated with AD/HD. Of individuals who meet DSM-IV diagnostic criteria,
90% show a distinctive pattern of an increased theta/beta ratio. In contrast, it
is uncommon – less than 6% - for an individual who does not meet DSM-IV criteria
for AD/HD to show this pattern Publisher continues, "[NeuroLex] should not
be used in isolation to establish or rule out the diagnosis of AD/HD for any
individual." Developed by Leixicor
Orleans-Hanna
Algebra Prognosis Test Algebra readiness
Math test to confirm students' readiness for algebra. Published by
Harcourt Assessment
Otis Lennon School Abilities Test (OLSAT-8),
grades K-12, ceiling = 150
Group ability test, assesses verbal and nonverbal reasoning abilities that are related to
success in school. Published by
Harcourt Educational Measurement
Partnership
for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) grades K-12
Group achievement test. Computer-based, given up to three times annually,
not currently normed (norms expected to be completed by July 2015). Published by
Pearson
Peabody Individual
Achievement Test - Revised (PIAT-R) grades K-12
Individual achievement test. Administered individually, by
professional with graduate level training in testing or guidance. According to
the publisher, the PIAT-R is designed for identification of specific LDs and
Title 1 reading disability candidates. Published by
American Guidance Service, Inc.
PLUS
talent search, grades 5-6
Talent Search test measuring verbal and
mathematical reasoning abilities, for 5th-6th grade talent search participants.
Developed by Educational Testing Service (the company that administers the SAT)
and Johns Hopkins University
Primary Test of Cognitive Skills (PTCS) grades K-1
See Test of Cognitive Skills...
Ravens Progressive
Matrices, ages 5-adult
 | Standard (SPM) - for people of average ability; three versions Classic,
Parallel (if classic answers may be known or memorized), and Plus (increases
the test's discriminative power at the top end of the ability scale) |
 | Coloured (CPM) - suitable for young children and for persons of limited
intellectual ability |
 | Advanced (APM) - Set I provides practice test, or can be used to obtain a quick and approximate indication of
overall ability, Set II enquires into the nature of high-level educative
ability, and spreads the scores of the more able. If timed (40
minutes) the test is a measure of intellectual efficiency; if un-timed, it
provides a measure of intellectual capacity. |
Sequence of symbolic figures, becoming progressively more difficult. May be administered in group or individual setting. Published by
Harcourt Assessment, Inc.
Renzulli
Hartman Rating Scale (Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of
Superior Students or SRBCSS) grades K-12
Rating scale for teachers, help identify student strengths in the areas of
learning, motivation, creativity, leadership, art, music, dramatics, planning,
and communication. Sample (requires
Adobe Reader). Published by
Creative Learning Press
Reynolds
Intellectual Assessment Scales
(RIAS), ages 3-94
Reynolds
Intellectual Screening Test
(RIST), ages 3-94
4 subtests measure Verbal Intelligence Index (VIX) and Nonverbal
Intelligence Index (NIX), taken together form the Composite Intelligence Index (CIX). RIAS
administration is 20-25 minutes; RIST is 8-12 minutes. Published by
PAR Psychological
Assessment Resources Testers note that the discontinue criteria on the
RIAS are extremely short (2 items) and may cause severe under-estimation of
comparable full-scale IQ score.
SAT
national college admission and placement examination (previously known as the
Scholastic Aptitude Test, now just the SAT)
Group achievement test, with sections in writing, mathematics, and critical
reading. Used primarily (over the ACT) in 27 U.S.
states. Scores ranges from 200 to 800 on each section; average is about
500. Also given to middle school students as a Talent Search test.
Facts
about the SAT and
ACT
vs. SAT. Published by College Board.
Scales
for Identifying Gifted Students (SIGS) ages 5-18
Observational instrument (survey) for identifying gifted students, by home
and school rating scales. Published by
Prufrock Press
Scantron
Performance Series web-based computer-adaptive diagnostic test
Can test reading (grades 2-12), math (grades 2-9 national and grades 2-12 in
some states), language arts (grades 2-8), life science (grades 2-8) and Learning
Styles (grades 4-12).. Online test adapts automatically to student's
ability level. Developed by Scantron
SCAT
(School & College Abilities Test) talent search achivement test, grades
2-6
Talent Search test measuring verbal and
mathematical reasoning abilities, for 2nd - 6th grade talent search
participants. Developed by Educational Testing Service (the company that
administers the SAT)
Schonell Reading
Test
This brief test determines the grade level of reading decoding, but be
aware that it does not test reading comprehension
Screening
Assessment for Gifted Elementary and Middle School Students, 2nd Edition
(SAGES-2) gifted, grades K-8
Three subtests measure aptitude (1) and achievement in Mathematics/Science
and Language Arts/Social Studies (2), untimed but takes about 60 minutes total,
group assessment. For more information, read...
Published by Prufrock Press
Inc.
Sequential
Tests of Educational Progress (STEP) grades ?
There are five STEPs available; they can be administered separately or
together:
 | STEP Mathematics Computation measures a wide variety of computational
skills, from operations (with whole numbers, fractions and percent) to
evaluation of formulas and manipulations with exponents. |
 | STEP Mathematics Basic Concepts measures knowledge of concepts involving
numbers and operations; measurement and geometry; relations, functions and
graphs; proofs; probability and statistics; mathematical sentences; sets and
mathematical systems; and application. |
 | STEP Reading measures the ability to read and understand a variety of written
materials including stories, poems, and selections from the sciences, social
studies, and humanities. |
 | STEP English Expression measures the ability to evaluate the correctness and
effectiveness of sentences by asking the student to detect errors in grammar and
usage or to choose among rephrasings of sentences. |
 | STEP Mechanics of Writing measures mastery of fundamental composition skills by
asking the student to identify misspelled words and to detect errors in
capitalization and punctuation. |
STEPs may be administered at grade level or "out of level" to compare gifted
students to above-grade-level peers.
Slosson Intelligence Test,
ages pre-school to adult
Quick estimate of general verbal cognitive ability.
Test Review: Slosson
Intelligence Test. Published by
Slosson Educational Publications
Spatial
Test Battery (STB), grades 5-8
Computer-based test to determine spatial gifts, given as (optional) part of
JHU/CTY Talent Search testing. Published by JHU/CTY
Stanford
Achievement Test Series, Tenth Edition (SAT-10),
grades K-12
Standards-based and norm-referenced measure of achievement, assesses
reading, Lexile measures, mathematics, language, spelling, listening, science
and social science. Administered in a group setting. Published by
Harcourt Educational Measurement
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, ages 2-85
See Stanford-Binet above...
STAR
Assessments grades 1-12, grade K with teacher discretion (Early Literacy
version tests grades pre-K to 3)
Multiple choice, computer-adaptive achievement tests (CAT) dynamically
adjust to student responses, used for screening and progress monitoring.
Designed to quickly identify students at risk. Each STAR Assessments only
presents 27 (Early Literacy) to 34 (Reading, Math) items per testing occasion.
These 27 or 34 items may include 2 or 3 "test" items that are included only for
calibration for future STAR Assessments, and are not scored for the student
(this happens if "calibration" is enabled).
STAR Assessments are designed to indicate the need for remediation or
measure progress towards a specific goal; they are not designed to
indicate the need for advanced academics. Available in Reading, Math, Early
Literacy, and Spanish Reading versions.
Publisher statistics show that STAR Reading retest reliability at grades 1-2
is poor (.54-.66) but improves slowly through grade 3-12 (.75 to .85). STAR Math
retest reliability is consistent through grades 1-12 (.76-.84). Published
by Renaissance Learning (more on
research background,
requires Adobe Reader)
Structure
of Intellect Learning Abilities Test (SOI-LA),
grades K-12 and adults
Group test (may be administered individually), comprised of 26 subtests,
each measuring a separate cognitive ability; form G is for gifted
identification. Details from
Psychological Testing: An Introduction by Domino and Domino, "low
reliabilities yield large standard errors of measurement" and "lack of
representativeness of the standardization sample, not to mention the dearth of
empirical validity data." Published in 1985 by Meeker and Meeker.
Terra
Nova (TN3) grades K-12
Group grade-level achievement test, used by some states as their high-stakes
test. Published by CTB/McGraw-Hill
Test
of Cognitive Skills, Second Edition (TCS/2) grades 2-12
Primary Test of Cognitive Skills (PTCS) grades K-1
Brief group assessment of academic aptitude that includes verbal, nonverbal,
and memory skills. Scores range 58 - 141, mean=100.
Buros Mental
Measurements Yearbook does not support the publishers claims. Published by
CTB/McGraw-Hill
Test
of Mathematical Ability for Gifted Students (TOMAGS) ages
Group test, measures students' ability to use mathematical reasoning and
mathematical problem solving. Available in Primary Level (grades K-3)
or the Intermediate Level (grades 4-6). Published by
Prufrock Press
Inc.
Test
of Variables of Attention (T.O.V.A.) ages 4-80+
A 21.6 minute computerized continuous performance test used by
professionals in the diagnosis and monitoring of treatment of attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adults. Note: as
documented, IQ must be taken into consideration when scoring the
T.O.V.A.! Published by
Universal Attention Disorders, Inc.
Torrance Tests
of Creative Thinking (TTCT), ages 5-17
The most widely used creativity tests, for identification of the creatively
gifted. Published by Scholastic Testing Service
Universal Nonverbal
Intelligence Test (UNIT), ages 5-17
Psychologist-administered individual nonverbal intelligence test. Good assessment of general intelligence with entirely nonverbal
administration and response formats. Published by
Riverside Publishing Company
Wechsler
Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI) ages 6-89
15- or 30-minute screening assessment, results in estimated VIQ, PIQ
(30-minute form only) and FSIQ scores (both forms)
Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT)
ages 4-19 or grades pre-K-12 plus college, ceiling = 160
Individual achievement test. Published by
Harcourt Assessment
Wechsler Intelligence Scales
See Wechsler above...
WISC-IV
Integrated
ages 4-19 or grades pre-K-12 plus college, ceiling = 160
Note: this is NOT the same test as the WISC-IV - see the entry just above for WISC-IV
information. Supplemental processing test, to determine if underlying processing problems
are affecting WISC-IV core test results. The WISC®-IV
Integrated includes an extended array of 16
subtests to complement the core test components of WISC-IV, the most widely used
clinical instrument for measuring cognitive ability in children. This is not
an IQ test, and it is not the WISC-IV. Published by
Harcourt
Assessment
Wide
Range Achievement Test - 4th edition (WRAT4) ages 5-11 or 12+
Very brief achievement test measuring reading recognition, spelling, and
arithmetic computation; very basic results. Not commonly used in gifted
assessments. See
Psychpage.com. Published by
PAR
WISC-III and/or WPPSI-R vs. SB L-M Collected by Carolyn K.
This table of over 50 students shows that... no conclusions can easily
be drawn from WISC-III or WPPSI-R subtests ceilings to indicate how MUCH
higher a gifted child who hits the ceiling on a Wechsler IQ test may score in
supplemental testing on the SB L-M, but when given to children who reach
ceilings on the WISC / WPPSI, they nearly all DO score
higher...
Woodcock-Johnson III (WJ-III), ages 2-90+
See Woodcock-Johnson III above...
Woodcock-Muñoz
Cognitive Ability & Achievement Test Battery / Batería III Woodcock-Muñoz ages 2-90
Parallel Spanish version of the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability
- Revised. Published by
Riverside Publishing Company
Last updated December 01, 2020
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