What IQ test did they use in the 80s to identify gifted kids?

[Anonymous]

I never recall taking a test yet I was pulled into special classes in elementary school and later in junior high. In high school, I was in gifted or honors classes.

I was bored in school and the gifted program made learning more interesting to me. It also weeded out people who didn’t want to learn.

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Anonymous wrote:Otis Lennon?

Wikipedia says it is administered in groups. I distinctly remember being in a room alone being tested with puzzles and reciting number sequences backwards.

I had completely forgotten about this until just now. I also took this type of test in the early 90s. In my case they believed I was twice exceptional and I distinctly remember taking the test in a tiny room with a double mirror, only they didn’t tell me it was a double mirror, but I distinctly remember feeling like I was being watched from that side of the room.

Anyone else take it with a double mirror?

I know I did, because my mom says she watched the test. That seems weird to me now, but hey, it was the 70s. I think it was the Stanford-Binet, but I can’t be sure.

PP here. Different times! I’ll definitely look into the Stanford-Binet. I might even have some old paperwork I’ll dig out and see what I can find.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I never recall taking a test yet I was pulled into special classes in elementary school and later in junior high. In high school, I was in gifted or honors classes.

I was bored in school and the gifted program made learning more interesting to me. It also weeded out people who didn’t want to learn.

That was my elementary school too. No one was tested it was just the teacher recommending five or so students to take some different classes like a foreign language and a more advanced language arts section.

I was not bored and if they had done IQ tests mine would be nowhere near 140. That was the closest the schools came to a gifted program and I didn’t like it at all.

[Anonymous]

I don't know how helpful this will be, but this is the district information for placement into what was called the EAGLE program for us. This was our k-3 gifted program. It was called Venture for 4-8 grades. Our school was k-8 because I'm from a small town. This is from 1987. My younger brother and I were both in eagle and venture.

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED330192.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know how helpful this will be, but this is the district information for placement into what was called the EAGLE program for us. This was our k-3 gifted program. It was called Venture for 4-8 grades. Our school was k-8 because I'm from a small town. This is from 1987. My younger brother and I were both in eagle and venture.

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED330192.pdf

Wow! That’s really detailed and helpful. That district was on top of it! FCPS’s standards now for getting into full time AAP is basically “vibes.”

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Anonymous wrote:As a kid I remember taking the Iowa Assessment in the mid-late 80s, which is not an IQ test, but more like the academic standards assessments my kids do in APS.

In college in the late 90s I took a psych seminar about IQ testing and we used Ravens Advances Matrices.

I also remember taking the Iowa test of basic skills. I think we also took the California Achievement Test. So many bubbles to fill in!