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Reply to "Why does the HGC program not start until 4th grade?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]More accurate to test kids in 3rd than second? I have no idea. Curious though. [/quote] Earlier scores aren't as accurate as scores in 3rd. Testing in 1st or 2nd would favor kids from enriched environments.[/quote] This. I think there might be a chapter in *NurtureShock* about testing for gifted programs and how early testing misses qualified kids. The kids who do get in benefit from the program, so they appear to remain gifted, but kids who simply developed a little later but are qualified never get in. I think testing in third grade is supposed to be more accurate. [/quote] +1 and testing in fifth grade is even more accurate. My personal opinion - there were lots of kids in our HGC that seemed out of their depth. Now in our MS magnet the kids seem to be more uniform. [/quote]
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