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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my school, only the top 2% had gifted services/identification and there was a school wide cap of 12 or 14. I was tested at about 135 and didn't make it. The kids I knew who were in had 140+.

I was surprised that a simple ipad game was used for identification in APS and now I see what that gets us.

As a trained statistician, it's too high. On the other hand, this area has a strong selection bias towards the very bright.[/quote]

The NNAT is only part of the equation. APS also uses work samples, gifted resource teacher evaluation and teacher recommendation.

I’m surprised at how worked up people get over use of the word “gifted.” Maybe APS should start using a different term for the services they provide that go above and beyond the basic curriculum.

Lots of kids, not just identified ones, benefit from more the more challenging work provided by the “gifted” resource teachers. It’s not an exclusive club or separate academic track for a reason.[/quote]

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