Reply to What does it mean when someone scores a 160 on the Naglieri?

Forum Index » Advanced Academic Programs (AAP)

Reply to "What does it mean when someone scores a 160 on the Naglieri?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]

My guess is that a kid who [b]scored a 160 on the NNAT would score in the 95th percentile on the SAT in middle school[/b].  [/quote]

This is an utterly false assumption because the NNAT in middle school is very much meaningless.  A truly "gifted" (or "genius" since it's being thrown around on this thread as if any kid scoring in the 99th percentile falls into a genius category ... if your kid isn't knocking off differential equations in elementary school, rest assured he/she would NOT qualify as a "genius" ... someone on here said it, let's just start using "high achieving child") student would be able to figure out content just by reading it, which includes math books found in the library.  You don't have to teach the kid the content in an academic setting.   [/quote]

Child prodigy =/= genius.  OP's kid is definitely not a child prodigy.  A lot of people would define genius as 145+ IQ or 1/1000 rarity.  If a child is even a 1/1000 kid, I would expect to see some sort of notable achievement by 9th grade.  DYS doesn't even go by just test scores.  They want a full portfolio demonstrating gifted behaviors consistent with the test score.  If a child's only achievement is straight As in honors classes, that shouldn't be enough to get in.

OP, maybe your kid is some sort of stealth genius.  You should sign her up for the SAT.  Also, have her join the math team or science olympiad team.  If she starts knocking things out of the park, then you'll know more about her capabilities.  If she doesn't - and she likely won't- then you can relax and appreciate that you have a very bright, high-achieving, normal child.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics