For Parents of Gifted Children
If it seems like students have a lot more standardized testing these days than when you were in school, you are absolutely right. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) mandates annual testing in math and reading for...
Volume 7 / Issue 1 / Fall 2006 Legislation/Law Matthews, Michael S. Tests & Testing
Many people assume that intelligence comes in two kinds—verbal and nonverbal. What they do not understand is that the verbal-nonverbal distinction refers to the content of the items on an intelligence test, not to the type of thinking, or intelligence,...
Volume 5 / Issue 4 / Summer 2005 Naglieri, Jack A. Tests & Testing
Measures of IQ, the intelligence quotient, have historically been the primary means of identifying intellectually gifted children. Although additional identification methods have been adopted in recent decades, IQ tests retain a prominent role in determining appropriate educational settings for...
Volume 5 / Issue 3 / Spring 2005 Matthews, Michael S. Tests & Testing
The College Board is gearing up to release the new version of the SAT Reasoning Test. Parents and students have expressed concerns regarding the change in format. Recently, the Duke Gifted Letter asked Brian O’Reilly, the executive director for...
College Planning Volume 5 / Issue 2 / Winter 2005 O-Reilly, Brian Tests & Testing
It’s no secret that standardized testing is increasingly common. Each year new tests appear, and it may seem that more school time is spent on testing than on teaching and learning. Yet test scores themselves are often difficult to interpret....
Volume 5 / Issue 1 / Fall 2004 Matthews, Michael S. Tests & Testing